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 (+5 points on Social scale)	Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose all restrictions on access to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Promote a multicultural/multiethnic presence: Favors topic 2 Blacks & women have been historically discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 2 Assure equal rights by gender, race, & age: Strongly Favors topic 2 Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crime: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict sales; require licensing; strengthen enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	National health care system for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 National single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Retirement at age 55 with $25,000 annual income: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Full and equal funding of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote universal access to education: Opposes topic 7 Supports public school vouchers: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail: Favors topic 18 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize drug use; de-fund war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cutoff all U.S. military aid to Colombia: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; end funding for war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all: Opposes topic 20
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Limit maximum income to 10 times minimum income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+5 points on Social scale)	End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: Favors topic 12 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Close down all foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Public financing of campaigns, with free TV access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote public funding of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Ban military tribunals, and restore habeas corpus: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Close down the DHS and repeal the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Question the Patriot Act, prisoner abuse, & domestic spying: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Stop the Iraq War immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17