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)	Opposes abortion as a woman's right: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes requiring companies to hire more women & minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports teacher-led prayer in public schools: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports absolute right to gun ownership: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes more federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes school vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Alternatives as well as coal & oil: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes progressive taxation; simplify instead: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports expanding free trade: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand the armed forces: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq, but keep NATO presence: Favors topic 17