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)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 2 YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business: Strongly Opposes topic 2 YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees: Favors 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 Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	YES on requiring DNA testing in every death penalty case: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: Opposes topic 9 YES on Three Strikes law: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	NO on background checks at gun shows: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	YES on FY99 tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes: Favors topic 11 YES on $792B tax cuts: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	NO on limit welfare for immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on Unknown roll call for 1997-292: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	China out of WTO; no trade with abusers: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations: Favors topic 15 YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	NO on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels: Favors topic 16 NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale)	NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech: Favors topic 17 NO on $17.9 billion to IMF: Opposes topic 17 NO on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion: Favors topic 17 YES on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo: Neutral topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations: 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)