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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 (7 points on Social scale)	Reduce abortion through education and contraceptives use: Favors topic 1 Oppose abortion, but pro-choice as a personal-freedom person: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Existing legislation satisfactory on affirmative action: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	Personal freedoms include sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 Sexual orientation is protected by civil rights laws: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (7 points on Social scale)	Teach Reading, Writing and Rithmetic, not values: Opposes topic 4 Some family values should be taught in schools: Neutral on topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Support individual states enforcing their coverage standards: Favors topic 5 Consider single-payer, forced insurance, & pooled insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Establish universal healthcare standards, like in education: Favors topic 5 Medicare plan is written by and for the drug companies: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Stock market too volatile for Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Opposes privatizing: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Engage teachers & parents to improve public education system: Opposes topic 7 School reform needs follow-through: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Death penalty acceptable fair trial & representation: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Judges should have some judicial authority: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Owning guns is Constitutionally enunciated personal freedom: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports 2nd Amendment absolutely, except for felons: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose the elimination of the sales tax deduction by the GOP: Opposes topic 11 Pay-as-you-go, by cutting programs or raising taxes: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (7 points on Economic scale)	Improve border security, but not with harsh measures: Opposes topic 12 Give guest workers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Make employers responsible for hiring legal workers: Opposes topic 12 Provide path to citizenship and increased border security: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	Trade competition forces efficient behavior: Strongly Favors topic 13 Support & expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	Stop the mauling of our Constitutional balance of powers: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	Should not run our armed services on a shoe string: Strongly Favors topic 15 Reallocate resources within the armed forces: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Consider public financing of federal campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Help Iraq gov't reconcile differences, & leave in 3-6 months: Strongly Favors topic 17 Use carrot & stick to form Iraqi gov't & then get out: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Reliance on foreign oil destabilizes our economy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Replace coal & oil with alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	Up to Nevadans to decide whether to regulate pot: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (10 points on Social scale)	No government funding of church-based welfare: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Don't allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Opposes topic 20