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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)	Fully˙fund embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Keep politicians out of women's personal decisions: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Treat people equally, regardless of sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 No federal or state Constitutional definition of marriage: 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
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Provide inmates with job skills and drug treatment: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow individuals to carry concealed guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fully accessible health insurance for all Americans: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatization unless it guarantees retirement income: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Federal funding for charter schools: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; build more schools: Opposes topic 7 Don't cut funding to underperforming schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Biofuels & clean green jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tackle energy dependence to reduce terrorist support: Favors topic 18 Clean energy means cutting carbon emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in our communities, not in corporate subsidies: Favors topic 11 Oppose the Bush Tax Cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship but with official English language: Favors topic 12 Illegal play a crucial role in Georgia's economy: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Embrace a "mirror trade system": partners meet our standards: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Establish an Independent Ethics Commission for politicians: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Re-adhere to the Geneva Convention: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Get out of Iraq within 12-18 months: Strongly Favors topic 17 Bring US involvement in Iraq to a close: Strongly Favors topic 17