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No opinion on
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(5 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Improve the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health coverage should be affordable & include options: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Do not privatize or otherwise compromise Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(2 points on Social scale)
| Right to a public education: Opposes topic 7 Higher pay, smaller class, more parental options: Favors topic 7 I support an increase in charter schools: Favors topic 7 Privatizing our schools doesn't improved student achievement: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Death Penalty
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| The wealthiest pay a lot of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Most tax cuts are by and for the economic elite: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15: More spending on armed forces
(2 points on Economic scale)
| We now have a lot of vulnerability: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(2 points on Economic scale)
| Does not want another nuclear arms race: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action
(0 points on Economic scale)
| International cooperation is critical to war on terror: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Focus on finding sources of clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 America must develop alternative energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |