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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	1965: Shifted civil rights focus to equality of results: Strongly Favors topic 2 Rallied nation to pass civil rights bill as JFK legacy: Strongly Favors topic 2 1965: Freedom is not enough; we seek equality of results: Strongly Favors topic 2 Take civil rights to the country as a moral crusade: Strongly Favors topic 2 Spearheaded passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 & 1960: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Jenkins Affair: My gay aide was set up by GOP: Favors topic 3 We Democrats feel sorry for gays; it's an illness: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Practiced as ecumenist; detached from any dogma: Opposes topic 4 Great Society required business community's support: Opposes topic 4 1964: declares unconditional war on poverty: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Signed Medicare bill to avoid family financial disasters: Strongly Favors topic 5 Advancing the Nation's Health: expand Medicare: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	1965: Established Head Start; plus $200B on schooling: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Elementary & Secondary Education Act: aid to educate masses: Opposes topic 7 Ok to fund parochial schools if funds go to children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Raise standards of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Raise standards of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Lyndon focused on conservation; Lady Bird on beautification: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Focus academics on man's mastery of his environment: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	1964 stimulus: Lower taxes with high expenditures: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish country-specific discriminatory quotas: Strongly Favors topic 12 Abolish country-specific discriminatory quotas: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	1950s: Urged extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-3 points on Social scale)	As much personal contact as possible with foreign leaders: Opposes topic 14 UN and OAS are useful but irresolute: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	1940: Started Corpus Christi air base anticipating WWII: Strongly Favors topic 15 Navy waste: "It is no longer a crime to cut red tape": Strongly Opposes topic 15 1949: Pushed adequate preparedness for Cold War: Strongly Favors topic 15 Stockpile essential strategic materials: Strongly Favors topic 15 1945: Keep military strong to fulfill moral obligation: Strongly Favors topic 15 Government cannot accept stalemate with Communism: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Staff rule: Don't touch money; let finance dept. handle it: Favors topic 16 Staff rule: Fired for meeting about contract with contractor: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-5 points on Social scale)	1964 Tonkin Gulf attack never happened as stated: Opposes topic 17 Convince the Viet Cong we cannot be defeated by power: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Balance Vietnam fighting without USA versus risking WWIII: Opposes topic 17 Asia Doctrine: repulse aggression then remake nations: Strongly Opposes topic 17 1950: Defending South Korea gives noble meaning to freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Announced "War on Poverty" in 1965: Strongly Favors topic 20 1964 stimulus: Lower taxes with high expenditures: Opposes topic 20