If Presenting the Obergefell V

question 18

Multiple Choice

If presenting the Obergefell v. Hodges case to the Supreme Court, which argument would you make to convince a majority of the Court to rule that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional?

• A) Gay marriage laws were the purview of the states.
• B) The Court had gone too far in the United States v. Windsor case, usurping the power of state legislatures who possessed the right to define marriage.
• C) The right to marry was fundamental, protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, and essential to liberty regardless of whether the couple was same-sex or opposite sex.
• D) The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was constitutional.
• E) Parts of DOMA were unconstitutional.

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