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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (7 points on Social scale)	Leave abortion issue to the states: Favors 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
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer 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)	Federal government out of health care management: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Keep promises but allow young to privately invest: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Supports charters and vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Severely reduce mandatory minimum sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Federal government out of gun prohibition: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (2 points on Economic scale)	Feds should reimburse costs of failed immigration policy: Strongly Opposes topic 12 More agricultural worker visas: Favors topic 12 Implement a workable and fair immigration system: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Support NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (0 points on Economic scale)	Greatly Decrease funding for National missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	Internationalize the mission in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 UN has become petty, but continue support: Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	War on drugs is a war against our people: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End the war on marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	No strings attached to federal welfare aid to state: Favors topic 20