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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortions only for incest, rape, or maternal life: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	No civil unions; restrict marriages to one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Moment of silence, or prayer, ok in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	More prisons; less parole: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gov’t ensures basic health care only for elderly & needy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	$3,500 salary increase for teachers: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	More alternative fuel & more traditional fuel too: Opposes topic 18 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	$4M to address meth and narcotics with more prisons: Strongly Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pushed property tax relief and economic development: Favors topic 11 Investment tax credit; end state sales tax on farm parts: Opposes topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	State & locals cops should enforce federal immigration laws: Opposes topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Signed trade deal with Taiwan to export 1.7M tons of wheat: Favors topic 13 Cultivate markets overseas for North Dakota products: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	No term limits for North Dakota legislators: Opposes topic 16 Limit campaign contributions, but no spending limits: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Empower commanders to decide when we're done in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17