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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 right (0 points on Social scale)	Abortion is the highest form of man's inhumanity to man: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Cloning is wrong: Opposes topic 1 Stem cell research part of "The Culture of Death": Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Require percentage of minority workers no gov't contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Marriage is a union between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	School prayer is free speech: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Government-backed health plan, with drug imports: Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports privatization as self-directed investing: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Supports vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Against the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Life isn't baseball-no Three Strikes laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Supports 2nd Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports 13% flat tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	Foreigners for president borders on treason: Opposes topic 12 3-month work visas for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Outsourcing is wrong: Opposes topic 13 Unsure on NAFTA: Neutral on topic 13
Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (2 points on Social scale)	Pressure China on human rights: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	Military should not be used as a tool for corporate America: Opposes topic 15 Better support for veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15 Increase military pay to keep army voluntary: Favors topic 15 Decrease military spending & refocus on new tech: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	Keep missile defense development for now: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	Continue foreign aid to Russia & Israel: Favors topic 17 We are part of the global community: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (2 points on Economic scale)	Use gas tax to fund passenger train improvements: Favors topic 18 Don't sign Kyoto Protocol, but don't drill ANWR: Neutral on topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Drug use is a cultural problem: Opposes topic 19 Jails filled with victims of drug use: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Church-based welfare ok with government oversight: Strongly Favors topic 20