How did the Defense of Marriage Act prevent marriage equality? It affirmed and protected "traditional marriage."
It allowed states to refuse to recognize legal same-sex marriages performed in other states.
It required same-sex couples to pay a higher tax rate.
It protected the rights of children of same-sex couples who were not legally married.
It caused financial hardship on same-sex couples when one of them died.

What was unification difficult to accomplish in both germany and italy? a.) weaker states we’re attacked by stronger states for control of the emerging nations. b.) major european powers fought to keep independent states under their control. c.) germans and italians did not share common histories and languages.

What message do all of the assigned readings most convey? o a. that the war was widely contested by americans o b. that the authors are tortured by memories of the war o c. that children should not be a part of war o d. that the authors value their experience as a part of personal growth bm

During the 1920s, the federal reserve increased the money supply and kept interest rates very low, encouraging consumer spending and the brisk borrowing of money. business investment and the expansion of businesses grew rapidly during the 1920 to meet the needs of this huge consumer spending. however, during the crash of 1929, the federal reserve reversed its expansionary monetary policy and cut off the money supply by almost 30%, causing banks to not have enough currency on hand when depositors wanted their hard-earned money. after reading the prompt, what can you surmise happened next that contributed to the great depression? a) black tuesday b) collapse of banks c) high unemployment d) election of franklin d. roosevelt