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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Legal abortion in all first-trimester circumstances: Strongly Favors topic 1 Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Establish a Women's Bureau in Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Let gays serve in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	TV shows should have explicit viewer advisories: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Women's health care concerns have been underfunded: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports national standards and National Service: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Moratorium on new solid waste incinerators: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports truth-in-sentencing and death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Life imprisonment for repeat sexual predators: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban assault weapons & handgun sales to minors: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Open East Asian markets: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Cut defense spending; support defense conversion: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Limit PAC campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	More penalties; more enforcement; more drug treatment: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)