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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 (+2 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's right under appropriate circumstances: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose the Death Penalty: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	No mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership until we amend Constitution: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	More funding for health coverage, like other countries: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers for public schools ok, but not private schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sustainable earth for our future generations: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Drug use morality depends on type of drugs and their use: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare, but not federally-funded: Favors topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain jobs in America, not overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	We already have the largest military in the world: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Demilitarize by stopping nukes & reducing bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Keep corporations out of political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal the Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	We're spending $10B a month in Iraq, for what?: Strongly Favors topic 17