Explain how critics of the Defense of Marriage Act invoke the full faith and credit clause
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the full faith and credit clause requires state courts to validate and enforce the civil judgments of the courts of other states.
2, Explain that DOMA purports to exempt states from this constitutional requirement with respect to same-sex marriage validly performed in other states.
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A) Theodore Roosevelt B) William Howard Taft C) Franklin Roosevelt D) all of the above E) Abraham Lincoln
When voters can vote in either party primary without disclosing their party affiliation, it is called
A. a closed primary. B. an open primary. C. a run-off primary. D. a blanket primary. E. a caucus.
__________ is the latitude that an agency has in interpreting and applying the law
a. Regulation b. Implementation c. Appointment power d. Presidential control e. Administrative discretion
People in the highest income households are roughly twice as likely as those in the lowest income households to say they are ____________
a. Democrats. b. Republicans. c. Independents. d. Greens. e. Libertarians.