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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is moral issue best decided by a woman herself: Strongly Favors topic 1 No activist judges: Favors topic 1 Support existing & new embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action; treat all people the same: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Civil unions & marriage OK for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Prayer in school is not about separating church & state: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Death penalty is a state issue: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Provide prison inmates with vocational skills: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gun control laws should be decided at state level: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare costs burden the middle class: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise the Social Security retirement age: Opposes topic 6 Let workers invest part of payroll tax in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports vouchers, charters, and local control: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	National campaign for energy independence in 10 years: Favors topic 18 Energy independence via coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports alternative fuels & "cap and trade" laws: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize marijuana possession: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Flexibility through federal block grants: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Move towards a simpler taxation structure: Opposes topic 11 Increased taxes often counterproductive to overall revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Slow down the onslaught so we can plan rationally: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Establish English as the official national language: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trade agreements should help the American worker: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Walk softly and carry a big stick; not world's policeman: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Expand missile defense shield: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public campaign funding for federal candidates: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	Patriot Act is scariest thing to happen to civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14 Military tribunals for terrorists: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale)	Let the Marines and Army to do their job in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17