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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)	No government control over a woman's body: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Continue affirmative action programs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Sexual orientation & gender identity in discrimination laws: Strongly Favors topic 3 Allow same-sex couples to marry: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Prevent criminal behavior rather than focus on punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	We need to reduce gun violence in America: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support universal single-payer health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 I support universal single-payer health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase Social Security tax on higher income individuals: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Federally funded universal pre-K programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Federal funding for charter schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need a renewable energy policy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green energy is the future of Nebraska: Strongly Favors topic 18 More ethanol; more emission controls; more alternative fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal welfare block grants: Favors topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need a more progressive income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports amnesty & a pathway to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need fair trade that protects people and environment: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	We spend more for war than all other nations combined: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Respect international law; no pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public funding of elections creates fair political system: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes monitoring domestic communications & federal ID card: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Invasion of Iraq was based on false premises: Strongly Favors topic 17 End the Iraq war as soon as possible: Strongly Favors topic 17