VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Support Roe v. Wade; oppose Parental Notice law: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Allow women of color & low-income access to mammograms: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Same rights for same-sex couples as heterosexual couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
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)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Alternative sentencing for low-level non-violent offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Sold unused state prison to federal prison agency: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive Medicaid reform: save taxpayers $550M: Opposes topic 5 Independent review of denial of care by insurance companies: Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Charter schools give parents more options to ensure success: Favors topic 7 Consolidate from 868 school districts to save $100M: Opposes topic 7 Race to the Top: Invest in elementary & secondary education: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	$400M for IL as center of Midwestern high-speed rail network: Strongly Favors topic 18 Invest in both clean coal and wind power: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Maintain human services even during the Great Recession: Opposes topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Restrain spending by $220B by Budgeting For Results: Opposes topic 11 Shift from property tax to taxing ability to pay: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Embrace immigrants and their contributions to America: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Exports support 500,000 jobs in IL; double that in 5 years: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports the Illinois Military Family Relief Trust Fund: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Limits on campaign contributions and much more disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)