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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 right (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports small business health plans: Opposes topic 5 Single payer universal healthcare is socialistic: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Partial privatization for young workers: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Drastically cut back federal involvement in schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 NCLB fails because it's a one size fits all approach: 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)
Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale)	Balance the budget except for the War on Terror: Opposes topic 11 Extend the Bush tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (2 points on Economic scale)	Enforce laws, or change laws so they can be enforced: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Create opportunities in Mexico to reduce need to immigrate: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	More jobs overseas leads to selling more US products: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	Government's greatest responsibility is to defend this land: Strongly Favors topic 15 Better veteran's benefits and veteran's healthcare: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (10 points on Economic scale)	We can't abandon Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (7 points on Economic scale)	Implementing Kyoto Treaty unfairly harms US: Opposes 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)