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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 unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Roe v. Wade is judicial activism at its worst: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Planned Parenthood: end trade in murdered baby parts: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Don't talk about exceptions; talk about life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion causes a culture of death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Unequivocally pro-life from moment of conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No destruction of living human embryos for medical research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let states decide about gay rights & minority rights: Opposes topic 2 End affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Supreme Court voided the majority on same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Concerned over dissolution of traditional family: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes ENDA; ok to decide whether a business serves gays: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No openly gay members in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes federal hate crime legislation: Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	We created greatest Republic by looking to God for wisdom: Favors topic 4 Judeo-Christian values established our government framework: Strongly Favors topic 4 Stop federal systematic spiritual and religious apartheid: Strongly Favors topic 4 Eliminate federal welfare; implement federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 4 Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Embrace threat of federal shutdown to defund ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare; it's unconstitutional and won't work: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize elements of Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports private retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose nationwide Common Core standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Federal funding is unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Stop cramming animal rights agenda onto Alaskan dog racing: Strongly Favors topic 8 Alaska has resource wealth; develop it & wean off of feds: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 9 Mandatory prison for drugs; reduced prison for non-violence: Favors topic 9 Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Yes, concealed carry; no assault rifle ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate income tax; support the FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	End Barack Obama's illegal amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Sign pledge to oppose all efforts at amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes federal hate crime legislation: Opposes topic 12 Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports additional border infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports US involvement in free trade agreements: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14 Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15 Increase only missile defense & intel spending: Opposes topic 15 Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Multinational corporations exert power over party duopoly: Favors topic 16 Increase campaign limits; deregulate corporate donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep forces in Iraq like we have in South Korea: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No subsidies for wind and solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Science supporting manmade climate change is inconclusive: 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 Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Mandatory prison for drugs, with substance-abuse treatment: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget: Favors topic 20