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 (10 points on Social scale)	Wants justices that would uphold the Roe v. Wade decision: Strongly Favors topic 1 I support Roe vs. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is a good outreach strategy: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Recognize same-sex civil unions and marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Teach abstinence; require exit exams in high schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Address 40 million people without health insurance: Favors topic 5 Must address the health care coverage crisis: Favors topic 5 Fund basic health care for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Lockbox to stop the raids of the Social Security surplus: Opposes topic 6 Guarantee long-term viability of Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Better teacher pay; expanded early education: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Support death penalty; ban racial profiling: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	No parole for repeat offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	Supports safety locks, background checks, semi-auto ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Keep estate tax and dividends tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	Attract the best and the brightest from around the world: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade, not NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Include human rights and worker rights in trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	More funding for veterans and reservists: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale)	Keep US troops in UN peacekeeping missions: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Development not at the expense of our environment: Favors topic 18 Aggressive effort to increase clean air: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize medical marijuana: Strongly 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)