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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Established Martin Luther King Day in Georgia: Favors topic 2 ERA is about women's rights, not gay rights nor abortion: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Jails are filled with poor; focus on white-collar crime: Opposes topic 9 Crime reflects a sickness in society: Neutral on topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Liberal on National Health Insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports national health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Defended private schools, even when segregated: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Installed solar panels on White House roof: Strongly Favors topic 18 Treat Arab oil embargo like declaring economic war: Opposes topic 18 Develop a varied energy portfolio, including solar: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Declared White House to be officially "dry": Favors topic 19 We stopped treating alcoholism as a crime; that helped: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	Spends one week per year building affordable housing: Neutral on topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reform tax structure without tax increases: Favors topic 11 GOP tax policy is welfare for the rich: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Provide education for undocumented worker-children: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	1993: Called members of Congress to push for NAFTA: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports complete moratorium on nuclear weapon testing: Opposes topic 15 Eliminate all nuclear weapons from this earth: Strongly Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Carter 1977: Focus on human rights; give back Panama Canal: Favors topic 17