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 unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes public abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning: Strongly Favors topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a DOMA amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports banning funding of offensive art: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6
Neutral on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 9 Megan's Law: public list of sexually violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11 Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11
Neutral on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20