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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Abortion for rape, incest, or health; but let states decide: Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly opposed to any type of quota system: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	No government mandate on same-sex issues: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Teacher-led prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Life sentences on tropical islands: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Life sentence for first conviction fro child molesters: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage every citizen to carry a hand gun: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Regulate insurers on a national basis; require insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Replace pain & suffering awards with malpractice board: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Retirement annuity to replace current forced annuity: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Build nuclear plants instead of seeking alternatives: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Summary execution good; legalization and state sale better: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20 Strict limits on federal "General Welfare" clause: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Total reformation of our Tax System via FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No immigration into this country by anyone for any reason: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw from WTO and NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Quit being the policeman for the world: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove limits on individual political donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Civil liberties don't extend to terrorists: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't allow terrorists to control Iraq: Opposes topic 17