In 2004, Massachusetts allowed same-sex couples to legally marry based on the legal principle that:

a. a state can interpret its own constitution liberally
b. the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) does not apply in Massachusetts
c. the voters of Massachusetts amended their state constitution to allow gay marriage
d. the U.S. Supreme Court held that marriage between same-sex couples was legal


A

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