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 (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion only when mother's life is in danger: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	End affirmative action for colleges & state contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	No gay marriages; no civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports moment-of-silence and teacher spanking law: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand use of death penalty; limit appeals: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	More budget for police; train them in Spanish: Favors topic 9 End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect right to purchase, own, carry and use firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal takeover of our health care system will kill jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Alabama should reject Obamacare via 10th Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	Though benefits will be cut, no teaching jobs will be lost: Favors topic 7 Only 10 charter schools; let local boards reject them: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Rehabilitate non-violent criminals; don't throw away the key: Opposes topic 19 Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strict limits on federal "General Welfare" clause: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports flat tax structure for state income taxes: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Will fight illegal immigration in Alabama: Opposes topic 12 Fine businesses that employ illegals; & deny public benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	$241K to promote AL exports and international trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	No campaign spending limits; no state funding of candidates: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)