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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 (10 points on Social scale)	First-trimester always ok; plus minor parental notification: Favors topic 1 Brought NAACP to support keeping abortion legal: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Encourage female and minority-owned proprietorships: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Full civil rights for gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports full benefits & rights of gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 No constitutional Amendment defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (10 points on Social scale)	NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Make health care affordable and accessible to everyone: Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Committed to strengthening our public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Truth in sentencing, but with vocational training: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	Ban assault weapons; ban gun sales to minors: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Blacks are disproportionately affected by gun violence: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	No tax cuts, except capital gains: Opposes topic 11
Neutral on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Base trade on human rights; allow retaliatory tariffs: Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (7 points on Economic scale)	Support defense conversion; end Cuba trade embargo: Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (7 points on Economic scale)	No limits on PAC contributions to campaigns: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (2 points on Economic scale)	Only use military force in cooperation with UN: Favors topic 17
Neutral on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for drugs; but more treatment centers too: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	Make poverty part of our nation's public policy agenda: Opposes topic 20