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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)	Abortions should always be legal: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	Constitutional amendment defining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws: 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 Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Support the federal death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow individuals to carry concealed guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Part of team that created the PeachCare Act: Favors topic 5 Put quality of life over profit margins: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reform & improve Social Security as we know it today: Opposes topic 6 Fight hard as the Dickens for our seniors: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers for any public school: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports cap-and-trade, but also domestic oil: Favors topic 18 Supports CWA, CAA, CAFE but also nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Capture methane gas from landfills for electricity: Favors topic 18 Unaddressed, global warming will be catastrophic: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal block grants and local welfare control: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Permanent repeal of the federal estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports comprehensive immigration reform & work visas: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports missile shield & pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15 Find the terrorists no matter where they are: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increasing individuals donation limits for federal campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Military tribunals ok; domestic spying not ok: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Shift responsibility of Iraq to Iraqi people & government: Strongly Favors topic 17