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A. ?the act of the legislature violated the supremacy clause.
B. ?granting divorces is a judicial rather than a legislative function.
C. ?the law was introduced into the legislature on one day and passed the next.
D. ?the legislature cannot make laws with regard to divorce.


Answer: B

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