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 (2 points on Social scale)	Recognize fetus, like under other laws: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Support expanded stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	Videotape to avoid racial oppression but be blind to race: Opposes topic 2 End race based college admissions: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	For civil unions but against gay marriage: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports government policies for high-cost medical care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports more Rx coverage plus right to sue: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Congress broke contract by increasing retirement age to 67: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty for federal crimes: Strongly Favors topic 8
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)	Concealed carry ok; suing gun manufacturers not ok: Strongly Favors topic 10 Report private gun sales but otherwise no registration: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the estate tax and dividends tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Decrease the number of legal & illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Mexicans should improve Mexico so Mexicans don't immigrate: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw from WTO and GATT: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	More troops in Iraq until stabilized: Strongly Favors topic 15 Use military against North Korean nuclear weapons program: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (10 points on Economic scale)	Decrease international aid: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Allow foreign aid donations on individual tax returns: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (10 points on Economic scale)	Open Alaskan ANWR for oil exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Too many crimes related to drug use: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)