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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 unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	An unborn child is a person: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defend the right to life of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce ban on abortion services, except maybe for rape: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Government shouldn't correct social problems: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Same-sex marriage is a private matter: Favors topic 3 No government-sanctioned marriages; it's a private matter: Favors topic 3 Gay people are just like anybody else: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	People in government should speak freely about religion: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare should be repealed in favor of free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Shift away from one-size-fits-all ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	A deal is a deal, Social Security should be preserved: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers with no strings attached: Strongly Favors topic 7 Outlaw Common Core: no federal involvement in education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Allot vouchers based on what we spend now per child: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Conservation is reserved to the states, not to the EPA: Favors topic 8 Sustainable development assaults our property rights: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment depends on the crime: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Without 2nd Amendment, tyranny would reign: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes higher taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace IRS with flat income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal aliens should be deported: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	TPP and NAFTA lead to dissolution of national sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	American exceptionalism is based on our founding principles: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Military has been decimated; reinstate fired generals: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	No need to make voter registration easier: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements, except for emergencies: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let free market determine green energy: Opposes topic 18 Use all resources, such as coal, oil, wind, gas, and solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	I am for marijuana legalization with modest regulation: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Government stimulus is repugnant in a free country: Strongly Opposes topic 20