The Defense of Marriage Act
a. is a federal law that bans same-sex marriage.
b. accords states the legal authority to not honor same-sex marriages performed in other states.
c. was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court for violating the full faith and credit clause of Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
d. was a failed federal amendment attempt.
B is the most appropriate answer correct?
d, in my opinion is the best answer, but a lot of "conservative" folks will say b is the right answer. Go with b, you are studying Texas Govenment through the eyes of Texans. Some of them still are fighting the Civil War, and refuse to recognize the results.
I agree with bobpursley - it should be d.
No, b is not the most appropriate answer. The correct answer is c. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a federal law that was passed in 1996. It had two main provisions:
1. It defined marriage as the union between one man and one woman, thereby excluding same-sex marriages from federal recognition.
2. It allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages that were legally performed in other states.
However, in 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA, which defined marriage for federal purposes, was unconstitutional. The Court found that it violated the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment by denying same-sex couples the benefits and protections that opposite-sex couples receive under federal law. Therefore, option c is the correct answer.