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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)	Against abortion being used as a form of birth control: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	No mandates on who companies hire: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	People aren't born gay; no special protections needed: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Permit school prayer, but don't force it: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare should be handled by states, not feds: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Social Security should be done away with: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	School choice ok if done at the state level: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Pedophiles deserve the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Supports giving violent criminals harsher sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	I strongly support gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports flat tax with no penalty for high income: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Illegal immigration is harmful to the welfare of US citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Free trade weakens the economy: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (2 points on Social scale)	Simplify the Patriot Act: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	Give military EVERYTHING it needs: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Much stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (10 points on Economic scale)	Have the guts to truly unleash our military in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (10 points on Economic scale)	Tap our own resources and build more refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Keep drug use illegal: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Do away with federal welfare, and rely on charities instead: Strongly Favors topic 20