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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 (0 points on Social scale)	No abortions except to prevent maternal death: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action violates the Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	No civil unions; no same-sex marriages: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	Privatize with individually purchased catastrophic insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Allow suing HMOs: Favors topic 5 Limit attorney fees in medical malpractice cases: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Keep the promise but allow private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Eliminate the federal Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers & charter schools for free-market competition: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Impose truth in sentencing and stricter penalties: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	2nd Amendment guarantees the right to possess guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Replace IRS with a National Sales Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (0 points on Economic scale)	Control immigration at an assimilated level: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce limits on immigration to sustainable numbers: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	One-sided trade deals send jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (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)	More funding for troops and intel: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	More funding for military R&D and NMD: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (10 points on Economic scale)	End foreign aid to our known enemies: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Reduce US involvement with UN: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (7 points on Economic scale)	Open ANWR; develop coal and oil: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Stricter sentencing and tighter borders for drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)