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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)	Right to life is a fundamental principle: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer dollars to terminate human life in the womb: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal government should not establish quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Vocal opponent of same-sex civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Our inalienable rights come from our Creator: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare should not require purchasing specific items: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is ideologically flawed & politically damaging: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is unaffordable and unworkable: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Employee-controlled individual savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let parents choose; monies should follow the student: Strongly Favors topic 7 Put parents back in charge, not Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Reasonable humane treatment of animals is proper: Favors topic 8 Declaring national monuments to benefit donors is an abuse: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	The punishment should fit the crime: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Right of the people to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Second Amendment is about protection, not hunting: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Redistributing wealth does not produce a robust economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat tax & abolishing the IRS: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants breaking the law should not be rewarded: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants are stealing from our country: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants over burden our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trade should be fair to all: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain US sovereignty from UN: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Our military should be prepared, ready and able: Strongly Favors topic 15 Rebuild our forces for adversaries like Chinese & Russians: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Transparency at all levels for campaign funds: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Define a clear mission in Iran, and whether it is vital: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal Government should not pick winners or losers: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End the war on coal: keep electrical generating plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Carbon dioxide causes plants to thrive, not global warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Leave marijuana legalization to the states: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 More government jobs threaten our economy & freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 20