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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Abortion should be a state legislative issue: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Discontinue federal affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	No constitutional definition of marriage: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Public prayer is a civil right: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Death penalty ok if no secret courts: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce prison sentences for non-violent criminals: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	God bless a self-defended America: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports universal mandatory health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is not a federal responsibility: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace entitlements with market alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 6 Compete with financial markets for retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers ok for public, private, or religious school: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Develop alternative fuels and ethanol: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Eliminate funding for the war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Abolish all federal welfare programs: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the inefficient & totalitarian personal income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Inheritance taxes discourage the American Dream: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Eliminate access to public services for undocumented aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Border protection and immigration are not mutually exclusive: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	No NAFTA, no CAFTA, no WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Withdraw all troops and close all military bases abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Removal all limits on campaign donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Public review period for every bill to minimize pork-barrel: Favors topic 16 Make campaign contribution tax-deductible so more can donate: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Privacy protections have eroded; no military tribunals: Strongly Favors topic 14 The Patriot Act should be repealed immediately: Favors topic 14 Repeal the "unPatriotic Act" of 2001: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Withdraw from Iraq with specific dates & goals: Favors topic 17