Which of the Following Is True of the 1996 Defense

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act?

• A) It ruled that all states had to allow same-sex marriages.
• B) It was signed into law by President George W. Bush.
• C) It defined marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman.
• D) It required states that banned same-sex marriages to accept legal marriages performed in other states.

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Net Present Value, a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment, considering the time value of money.

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