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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)	Women’s right to control their bodies is non-negotiable: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep safe & legal abortion: Favors topic 1 Cover abortion under national health care system: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support affirmative action to remedy discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Replace male domination with respect of difference of gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Require affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Support equal rights of all persons on civil marriage: No opin. on topic 3 Fund “Manhattan Project” for a cure for AIDS: Favors topic 3 Confront barriers of racism, sexism, heterosexism, & ageism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equality by sexual orientation, including gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)	Governments must remain neutral regarding religion: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Support personal responsibility; teach dispute resolution: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Opposes death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal “3 strikes, you’re out” law: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Focus on crime prevention instead of harsher sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restrict police use of guns and all forms of control weapons: Opposes topic 10 Support Brady Bill & thoughtful gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal Single-Payer Health Care for everyone in the US: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a human right: Strongly Favors topic 5 Nationalize health care & ensure universal coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes any privatization of Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don’t privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	End school vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Support choice within public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose further oil and gas drilling or exploration: Strongly Favors topic 18 Commit to developing clean renewable energy technologies: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions now; more later: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Cannabis/Hemp is to be legalized: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More drug counseling & treatment: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Replace Drug War with treatment and alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-5 points on Economic scale)	End faith-based initiatives and charitable choice programs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Support a Living Wage: Opposes topic 20 Negative income tax to keep all adults above poverty line: Opposes topic 20 Workfare is slave labor: Opposes topic 20 Restore federally funded welfare entitlement program: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	A universal basic income (negative income tax) for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax industrial pollution: Favors topic 11 Tax incentives to redistribute unbalanced wealth: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reform system to provide tax justice: Favors topic 11 Support progressivity; no flat tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Give undocumented immigrants a chance to become US citizens: Strongly Favors topic 12 Don’t blame immigrants for social and economic problems: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Re-formulate trade agreements according to Fair Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Reject NAFTA, GATT, & WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	End all research, use, and sale of bio-chemical weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 15 End research, testing and stockpiling of all nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 15 Demilitarize our society and eliminate our WMDs: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cut defense budget by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Caps on campaign spending and contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Expand the process of participatory democracy: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal the Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Complete withdrawal from Iraq under UN supervision: Strongly Favors topic 17 Support social and economic justice across the globe: Favors topic 17 Assist Russia & Israel in moving towards better governments: Strongly Favors topic 17