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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)	Overturn Roe v. Wade; litmus test for appointments: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Keep courts out of state bans on partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate gender discrimination in all federal programs: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose quotas but push for black support: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional family values instead of support for gay rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Religion is indispensable; against “all state, no church.”: Favors topic 4 Mentioning God in classrooms should not be illegal: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure health access for medically-uninsurable individuals: Strongly Favors topic 5 Provide catastrophic illness coverage through Medicare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	30% privately invested won’t affect Social Security system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Tax-free “Freedom Accounts” replace IRAs.: Favors topic 6 Can place 30% of SSI taxes into “Freedom Accounts”: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Experiment with charter schools and parental choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports marketable pollution credits for over-compliance: Opposes topic 8 Against restricting property use under ESA: Strongly Favors topic 8 Healthy economy best guarantees healthy ecology: Favors topic 8 Supports full compensation for regulatory takings: Strongly Favors topic 8 Local, not federal, solutions for suburban sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	One-Strike for gun crimes, including juveniles: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	2nd Amendment rights protect all other rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Self-control instead of gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Enforce existing gun laws before making new ones: Favors topic 10 Instant gun checks OK, but real issue is self-control: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Simplify income taxes, eliminate estate taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 30% across-the-board income tax and corporate tax cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Radical tax change eventually; cut taxes in interim: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate most tax preferences; preserve “core incentives”: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Restrict bilingual education; maximum 3 years: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trade creates growth; isolation is retreat: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trade sanctions on USSR-occupied Afghanistan: Opposes topic 13 Fast-track agreements; but also protective tariffs: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Defund UN Office of Research and Information Collection: Strongly Favors topic 14 Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Neglect is leading to a “hollow military”: Strongly Favors topic 15 Spend more on advanced weapons R&D: Strongly Favors topic 15 Increase defense spending to meet global responsibilities: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Develop public financing for Congressional races: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Treat Asia like we do Europe: Favors topic 17 Extend international order friendly to our security: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Convert federal car fleet to alternative-fuel vehicles: Favors topic 18 Establish energy conservation standards for home appliances: Favors topic 18 More research before we act on global warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Reducing greenhouse emissions hurts economy too much: Strongly Opposes topic 18 CAFE standards cost lives by shrinking cars: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	International strike force; and oppose legalization: Strongly Favors topic 19 Moral leaders can & must win War on Drugs: Favors topic 19 Feds have surrendered in the War on Drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20