Make an argument for interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment as supporting same-sex marriage
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Identify the most relevant provision of the Fourteenth Amendment as the equal protection clause or the due process clause.
2, Make an argument that the equal protection clause or the due process clause prohibits marriage discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The equal protection argument is that gaysand heterosexuals should have an equal right to get married to the person they love. The due process argument is that the government cannot deny people their civil liberties without due process of law and that the right to marry the person one loves is a fundamental civil liberty. Therefore, the government cannot deny the right of gays and lesbians to marry whom they choose.
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What is privatization?
a. (C) the process of turning state-owned and -operated businesses, industries, and services over to the private sector b. the effort to eliminate censorship of the mass media that is underway in Russia c. the process of reducing government involvement in international trade d. none of the above
Techniques like "packing" and "cracking" may be used during redistricting to do which of the following?
A. Maximize a political party's chances of winning seats in the state legislatures and Congress B. Confuse voters about their polling location or the candidates on their ballot C. Decrease the voting power of undecided voters in national elections D. Increase voter turnout E. Eliminate the opportunity for gerrymandering to occur
A major cause of the feminization of poverty is that
A) women do not have marketable work skills. B) most federal welfare programs are geared toward men. C) passage of the Equal Rights Amendment removed many welfare programs created specifically for women. D) many women are forced to leave the full-time work force to become heads of household. E) on average, women have less education than men.
In what ways was the response to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq an example of collective security?
What will be an ideal response?