In 2013, the Supreme Court Struck Down Part of the Defense

question 139

Multiple Choice

In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, thus​

• A)​requiring the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages from states where they are legal.
• B)​making same-sex marriage legal in all fifty states.
• C)​making same-sex marriage illegal at the federal level.
• D)​making interracial marriages legal in all states and territories of the U.S.

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Definitions:

Secondary Succession

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Tropical Communities

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Food Chain

The series of organisms through which energy flows in an ecosystem. Each organism in the series eats or decomposes the preceding organism in the chain.

Competitive Exclusion

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