Match each term with its definition.

A. legal recognition that grants same-sex couples rights similar to the marriage rights available to heterosexual couples
B. invalid from its inception
C. related by blood
D. a same-sex relationship committed to live together and support each other in a mutually exclusive partnership
E. related by marriage
F. the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of these provisions as unconstitutional
G. the spouse in a second marriage where the first marriage has not been legally dissolved
H. having multiple spouses
I. valid marriage based on intent rather than a state license
J. acquiring adulthood by operation of law


A. Civil unions
B. Void ab initio
C. Consanguinity
D. Domestic partnerships
E. Affinity
F. DOMA
G. Putative spouse
H. Polygamy
I. Common law marriages
J. Emancipation

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

What is the third element in the Routine Activities Theory: Motivated Offender, Suitable Target and ____________?

a. Security Measures b. Capable Guardianship c. Protective Actions d. Victimization Reactors

Criminal Justice

The best known and most controversial consequence of illegal government action:

a. are civil law suits for damages against police departments. b. is the criminal prosecution of police officers. c. is the exclusionary rule. d. is the suspension or dismissal of police officers.

Criminal Justice

In 1985, William Pierce, a white supremacist, wrote a novel under the pseudonym of Andrew MacDonald, titled The _____ Diaries which is a fictionalized account of an international white revolution and a how-to manual for terrorism

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice

The administration of most police organizations is based on:

A) the traditional, pyramidal, quasi-military structure B) J. Edgar Hoover's writings C) a "wheel" configuration D) Peel's 1829 organization structure for London

Criminal Justice