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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (7 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a personal matter that should not be interfered: Opposes topic 1 Abortion should be rare, safe and legal: Strongly Favors topic 1 Expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Protect a Woman's Right to Choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes English-Only education: Favors topic 2 Supports Affirmative Action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	Support basic protections for gay couples, but not marriage: Favors topic 3 Include sexual orientation in Employment Nondiscrimination: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Support a Patients' Bill of Rights with right to sue HMOs: Favors topic 5 Expand Healthy Kids to Healthy Families: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose privatizing Social Security and retirement age change: Strongly Favors topic 6 Oppose investing Social Security in the stock market: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Privatizing Social Security will reduce benefits: Opposes topic 6 Protect Social Security from risky investments: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Allocate funds fairly to schools-don't defund failed schools: 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)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (7 points on Social scale)	Commitment to the Right to Bear Arms: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax cuts must reward people who work hard for a living: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Promote tax fairness for all, not just the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale)	Expedite citizenship for legal immigrants on active duty: Strongly Favors topic 12 Oppose English-only classrooms: Favors topic 12 Expedited citizenship for military immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Penalize companies that send jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13 Supports free and fair trade: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (7 points on Social scale)	Imposing harsh barriers on Cuba does not bring democracy: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	Would have let Bush use force in Iraq with given information: Favors topic 15 More military pay, more veteran's benefits, more equipment: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (7 points on Economic scale)	Improve prevention against unconventional & nuclear attacks: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	US wins wars by building alliances: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale)	We won't solve this problem with more drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Alternative energy to reduce Global Warming: Strongly Favors 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)