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)	Prohibit partial-birth abortion; support Parental consent: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action in state contracts and colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Favors topic 3 Opposes recognizing same-sex marriages: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Sex ed should stress abstinence but also safe sex: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support charters & private investment in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	No high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain: Opposes topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	Nevada needs new revenue, but now is no time for new taxes: Favors topic 11 No state income tax; no casino tax: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	No campaign spending limits; no public campaign funding: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17