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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Condemns abortion: Opposes topic 1 Require parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Attends marches at abortion clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion is not moral; larger government role warranted: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Increase standards and accountability; decrease bureaucracy: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Reform tenure & replace ineffective teachers: Favors topic 7 Make private school options affordable for families: Strongly Favors topic 7 Allow parental choice; weaken teacher tenure: Strongly Favors topic 7 Empower families with charters & school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Tax deductions to let urban kids choose schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Competition will improve the public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Best education should mean public, private, or parochial: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Opposes gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Looser gun laws; allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Index income tax rates to limit inflationary effects: Favors topic 11 Lower tolls and taxes: Favors topic 11 Moral responsibility to get taxes down: Strongly Favors topic 11 Lower state & municipal property taxes: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (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: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (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: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale)	Protect green spaces: 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)
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	Seniors shouldn’t worry about homes & food: Opposes topic 20