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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Support stem cell research on existing lines of stem cells: Opposes topic 1 Support Child Custody Protection Act's parental notification: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Constitutional amendment to define 1-man-1-woman marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare is not a federal responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Supports vouchers even for private & religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail for drugs; stricter white-collar penalties: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	Not taking position on gun control issues: Neutral on topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Make estate tax repeal & Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Rewarding illegal aliens with citizenship is wrong: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (7 points on Social scale)	No military tribunals & no torture; but reading email ok: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (2 points on Economic scale)	Support public taxpayer funding for federal campaigns: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw US troops from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports Cape Wind Project: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail for drugs; but medical marijuana ok: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Block grants and religious groups ok for welfare: Strongly Favors topic 20