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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (7 points on Social scale)	Believes in a woman’s right to choose: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Government should provide equal rights and protection to all: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	No tolerance for discrimination based on sexual orientation: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Raise taxes on cigarettes to expand health coverage for kids: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly against the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale)	Ban on ownership of assault weapons: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
No opinion on topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)