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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 unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports abortion as a woman's right: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes keeping God in the public sphere: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports expanding ObamaCare: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Federal regulation for clean air and water: Opposes topic 8 The Earth sustains all life processes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes an absolute right to gun ownership: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports higher taxes on the wealthy: Favors topic 11 The Occupy Movement woke me up and gave me hope: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes expanding free trade: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports maintaining U.S. sovereignty from the U.N.: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes expanding the armed forces: Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes stricter enforcement of voting rights: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports staying out of Iran: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports prioritizing green energy: Favors topic 18 Fracking is running rampant & endangers our air & water: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Federal stimulus as better than market-led recovery: Favors topic 20