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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment: Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Opposes topic 5 NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Neutral on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Achieve energy independence for national security: Opposes topic 18 NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Hold the line on job-killing tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose amnesty; wrong to reward illegal behavior: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Support fence construction where most illegal aliens cross: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Declare English as the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Ensure military funding needed for war on terror: Strongly Favors topic 15 Terrorist networks must be disrupted: Strongly Favors topic 15 Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP: Strongly Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Neutral on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)