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)	Medically and financially assist a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Roe v. Wade has been decided; keep abortion legal: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Imperative against gender, sex, & age discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women & minorities are underrepresented in business: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Equal rights for same gender relationships: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize civil unions; supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (10 points on Social scale)	Meditation ok in schools; prayer is not: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Educate children about sex rather than moralizing: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Preventive medicine is real health care: Favors topic 5 We have a shared responsibility to take care of ourselves: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	No privatization; yes on lifting cap: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Supports private scholarships & portable education accounts: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (7 points on Social scale)	Life imprisonment instead of death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (7 points on Social scale)	Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9 End parole for repeat violent offenders: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale)	Prior felonies should restrict gun ownership: Opposes topic 10 Supports safety locks, licensing, background checks, & more: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Restore millionaire tax cuts & pursue loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Property taxes are regressive: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale)	Discriminating against immigrants is false justification: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Charge companies $20,000 per worked for each exported job: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (2 points on Social scale)	Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	More spending on armed forces: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Reduce federal election spending & lobbying influence: Strongly Favors topic 16 Limit PAC, corporate, and individual campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Replace US occupation in Iraq with coalition forces: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Make alternative energy a national priority: Strongly Favors topic 18 Begin with environment friendly public transportation: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Drug use is a health issue, not a moral issue: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	Churches providing welfare ok, if equal access to all faiths: Favors topic 20 Hand-up, not hand-out: Favors topic 20