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 right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action ok, but without requirement: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	No teacher-led prayer in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports the Death Penalty: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	No absolute right to gun ownership: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Single-payer Medicare for All: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Let parents choose schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Getting off carbon is red, white, and blue, not just green: Strongly Favors topic 18 Seek alternatives to coal & oil: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Drug use is not immoral: legalize recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don't allow churches to provide welfare services: Opposes topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	Support AgJOBS: stable labor supply by earned legalization: Strongly Favors topic 12 Illegal immigrants earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support free trade but with job compensation: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand the armed forces: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public financing of campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Some aspects of the Patriot Act go too far: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale)	US should stay in Iraq until job is done: Strongly Opposes topic 17