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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 (-5 points on Social scale)	No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Absolutely against abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional family is most important thing for USA now: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 8 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Impose "truth in sentencing" legislation: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Defend the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports same positions on guns as NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fully repeal ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Transition younger workers into personal savings system: Favors topic 6 Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Education decisions best made at local level: Favors topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	More drug penalties; more anti-drug efforts: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Member of the Congressional Flat Tax Caucus: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11
Neutral on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	Real border enforcement without amnesty: Opposes topic 12 YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Clean Up Washington: 12-year term limit for Congress: Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Mideast stability so gasoline prices don't go even higher: Opposes topic 17