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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: Favors topic 1 Expand women?s choice: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require companies to hire more women & minorities: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)	No teacher-led prayer in public schools: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose the Death Penalty: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	No mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	No absolute right to gun ownership: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	More federal funding for health coverage: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Parents should not choose schools via vouchers: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Fusion instead of coal & oil: Favors topic 18 Support ANWR exploration: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Drug use morality depends on circumstances: Neutral on topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Conditionally allow churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	Some illegal immigrants earn citizenship: Neutral on topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expand free trade: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand parts of the armed forces: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17