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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (2 points on Social scale) | No partial birth, and other restrictions: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale) | Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale) | Marriage is one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale) | Encourage competition in the prescription drug market: Opposes topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale) | Protect Social Security funds from use in other programs: Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale) | Give parents a choice if their kids' schools fail: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | Support the federal death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | Supports truth in sentencing and mandatory drug sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale) | Repeal gun laws and ban suing gunmakers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale) | End estate tax and marriage penalty: Favors topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (2 points on Economic scale) | Official English, & detain people from terrorist countries: Opposes topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale) | Supports NAFTA and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale) | Human rights in trade agreements but not worker rights: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale) | Increase spending on troops and intel: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale) | Increase spending on weapons and maintain SDI: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Opposes
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (7 points on Economic scale) | We don't want foreign policy to be dictated by France: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Commit US troops to UN peacekeeping missions: Favors topic 17 |
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Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (2 points on Economic scale) | Develop alternative fuels: Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale) | Stricter interdiction and stricter sentencing: Favors topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |