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 (10 points on Social scale)	Unrestricted right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Equal pay when women do equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive Medicare prescription drug coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Fight any attempts to reduce benefits or privatize: Strongly Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	Smaller classes; more funds for college: Opposes topic 7 Local control of public schools: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Truth-in-Sentencing: tougher penalties for gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 9 Zero tolerance for guns or violence in schools: Favors topic 9 Better custody protection; more under-age legal protections: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	Trigger Locks on Every Handgun Sold: Opposes topic 10 Hold Adults Responsible for Safe Storage: Opposes topic 10 Mandatory Background Checks at Gun Shows: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Keep guns away from kids and out of classrooms: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	Pay down the national debt: Opposes topic 11 Tax credits to get schools on Internet: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen safeguards for air and water: Strongly Favors topic 18 More progress on clean water & Smart Growth: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)