When Congress Passed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996

question 98

Multiple Choice

When Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, it was trying to:

• A) limit the interpretation of the full faith and credit clause.
• B) ensure that states respected same-sex marriages.
• C) force states not to recognize divorces in other states.
• D) exercise its powers under the supremacy clause.
• E) amend the U.S. Constitution.

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