Which of the following statements about the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is most accurate?
a. A wide coalition of conservatives and liberals supported its passage.
b. It made divorces for heterosexual couples more difficult.
c. Some states were still required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
d. It came in response to a state court's ruling that laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional.
ANSWER: d
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