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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Let states regulate abortion, not feds: Opposes topic 1 Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 No constitutional authority to regulate private hiring: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow same-sex couples to marry: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty for federal crimes: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal most federal criminal statutes as unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Restore militia system--everyone trained in proper gun use: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Universal health program for military; not general public: Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate social security as unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Alternative non-carbon, non-nuclear energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal statutes restricting firearms and drug control: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace income tax with non-consumer purchase tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Permanently repeal the federal estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure border from illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free trade ok as long as sovereignty considered: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	More SDI funding & more state homeland security funding: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	No constitutional authority to regulate campaign finances: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Treat terrorists as pirates; military tribunals ok: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	One more year of the surge, then withdraw: Strongly Favors topic 17