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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Pro-life in my affairs; pro-choice for society: Favors topic 1 Supports parental notifications and waiting periods: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life except rape & incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No funding for stem cell research, embryonic or not: Opposes topic 1 Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Supports banning embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action ok, but not with quotas: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Evolved from opposing civil unions to support over marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No same-sex marriage; no orientation discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining traditional marriage: Opposes 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 capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't prosecute minors as adults; consider alternatives: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restrict gun purchases; no concealed carry: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with common-sense options: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports market-based health insurance: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise retirement age & reduce increases for those under 55: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports teacher merit pay; supports charter schools: Favors topic 7 Supports school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increased domestic production of oil and gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep medical marijuana restricted: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Wrong policy: Higher taxes, more spending, more debt: Opposes topic 11 Simplify, streamline, and lower taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	High-tech fence but also more high-tech visas: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen "buy American" provisions: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	More ships; newer strategic bombers; fund tanker aircraft: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Term limits; campaign donation limits; full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Disarm and dismantle al Qaeda in Afghan region: Opposes topic 17 Cannot allow Iran to hold the world hostage with nuke: Strongly Opposes topic 17