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 Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly Favors: No new restrictions: refocus on unwanted pregnancies
Neutral Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes Teach moral standards In Public Schools (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly Opposes: NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer
Neutral More Federal Funding for Health Coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Favors: Limit bureaucracy; deregulate education Strongly Opposes: No vouchers: educate the young in public schools
Strongly Opposes Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly Opposes: YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment
Neutral Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors Absolute right to gun ownership (7 points on Social scale)	Favors: Uniform permit laws; support constitutional right
Opposes Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower (2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes: Work to avoid tax hike; but "no-tax pledge" is irresponsible
Neutral Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Support & Expand Free Trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Link Human Rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)