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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Women's right to privacy is fundamental to our society: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is instrumental for social equality: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Embrace gays and lesbians in their quest for full rights: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	School prayer breaches church-state separation: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes "Three Strikes" sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban semi-automatics; require licenses & background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Fundamental right to gun ownership, with limits: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure Universal Health Care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Full funding of all entitlement programs without privatizing: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports vouchers for private or religious school: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers AND full public school funding: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in hybrid vehicles, biodiesel & public transportation: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Eliminate convictions for drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-5 points on Economic scale)	Faith Based Initiative breaches church-state separation: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Don't allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Those who earn the most should pay the most taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Treat immigrant workers fairly with regards to benefits: Strongly Favors topic 12 I support a path to citizenship for all immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes GATT; withdraw from WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Withdraw from NAFTA; oppose CAFTA: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Less spending on armed forces: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Create a cabinet-level Department of Peace: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public funding of campaigns at all levels of government: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Time to end this immoral, unethical, and illegal war: Strongly Favors topic 17