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)	Make abortions legally available including funding: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Prosecute discrimination and fund desegregation: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Recognize same-sex marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer 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)	Give all families same healthcare as the US Senate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Citizens have access to basic health care: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Don't tinker with Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Supports charter schools and privately-run schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	No death penalty, more community policing: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Mandatory sentencing, but fund rehabilitation & alternatives: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	Supports assault weapon ban and other restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax cuts for our working families: Opposes topic 11 Make middle-class tax cuts permanent: Opposes topic 11 Opposes flat-tax structure and majority vote on taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade doesn't ships jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Base trade on human rights, labor, and environment: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Participate in UN peacekeeping missions: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Develop alternative energy, and re-enter Kyoto process: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Drug courts and alternatives for non-violent offenders: Favors 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)