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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
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No opinion on
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(5 points on Economic scale) | NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 2 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(0 points on Social scale) | YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Opposes
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(7 points on Social scale) | NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer: Opposes topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(2 points on Economic scale) | YES on medical savings acounts: Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(2 points on Economic scale) | NO on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes: Opposes topic 6 |
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No opinion on
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 8:Death Penalty
(2 points on Social scale) | YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8 YES on limiting death penalty appeals: Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale) | YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(2 points on Economic scale) | YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 |
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Opposes
topic 16:Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(7 points on Economic scale) | YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty: Opposes topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(7 points on Economic scale) | YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline: Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale) | NO on spending international development funds on drug control: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(2 points on Social scale) | YES on welfare overhaul: Favors topic 20 YES on allowing state welfare waivers: Favors topic 20 YES on welfare block grants: Favors topic 20 |
