Which of the following statements is true of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)?
a. DOMA made same-sex marriages legal in twelve states in the US.
b. DOMA made it mandatory forstates to recognize same-sex marriages authorized in another state.
c. DOMA was signed by President Bush in 2004.
d. DOMA defined marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman.
e. DOMA was instrumental in the rise of homosexual marriages in the US.
D
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In what major way did tax reforms in the 1980s negatively affect minorities?
A. Tax reforms shifted investments towards industries that required a high level of education for high-paying employment, eliminating many opportunities for less educated minorities. B. Tax reforms severely increased property taxes in minority areas, incentivizing the movement of many people to poorer areas. C. Tax reforms caused a shift in investments towards construction, which fueled the construction of highway systems that displaced minorities. D. Tax reforms led to disinvestments in industrial production, which harmed blue collar workers who were disproportionately represented by minorities.
Which of the following voter profiles most strongly suggests that an individual will identify with the Democratic Party?
a. Asian, male, Evangelical Christian b. black, female, from the Northeast c. college-educated, male, from the South d. senior citizen, male, annual income over $75,000
States have the power to ________________ but cannot _________________.
A. impose taxes on income and license marriages; make treaties or wage war with foreign nations B. enter into treaties with foreign nations; wage war C. regulate marriage and divorce; impose taxes on income D. impose taxes on income; license marriages E. enter into treaties with foreign nations and regulate marriage and divorce; wage war or impose taxes on income.
The late 1980s were significant for communist nations because of all of the following EXCEPT
a. the Berlin Wall came down. b. communist reformers took power in Hungary. c. protestors occupied Beijing's Tiananmen Square for a month. d. the communist government in Poland collapsed. e. Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba.