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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)	Protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Marriage is man & woman, but let states decide civil unions: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate mandates under Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Increment retirement age; rely on other streams of income: Favors topic 6 Reform Social Security system or benefits won't be available: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Replace subsidies for oil companies with free market: Favors topic 18 Replace subsidies for oil companies with renewable standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Don't try to pick technology winners and losers: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Eliminate most funding from DEA's "War on Drugs": Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Printing money causes inflation; so audit the Fed: Opposes topic 11 Curb unsustainable spending by lowering spending: Opposes topic 11 Simplify the tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Help countries with trade instead of aid: Favors topic 13 Export American freedom alongside read goods and services: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Peace through strength, but no ill-defined missions: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	End federal subsidies; they end up in campaign coffers: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes PATRIOT Act, TSA and NDAA: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+5 points on Social scale)	Non-interventionist foreign policy: Strongly Favors topic 17 No point to staying longer in Afghanistan: Favors topic 17