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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)	Absolutely pro-life in every instance: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is not a federal issue: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Define marriage as one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	School prayer is not a federal issue: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Sentencing should depend on the crime: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Right to carry for all citizens except criminals & impaired: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare is not a federal issue: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let parents send children to the school of their choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Open up oil exploration nationwide and at sea: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Tree huggers limit oil & coal, and we get $5 gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18 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 Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't legalize drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Churches have the right to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Drop the corporate tax rate to 20%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cap the tax rate to all industry at 20%, permanently: 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
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Seal the border; enforce the laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Feds have failed to enforce; enact E-verify nationwide: Opposes topic 12 Repeal the 14th Amendment to exclude illegal aliens' kids: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	End NAFTA; tariffs against China: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Manufacture base has lost jobs to trade: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Defer to generals when deciding defense spending levels: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Campaign spending reform is a trumped-up issue: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	We are at war; Patriot Act is ok: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Defer to generals when deciding exit strategies: Opposes topic 17