Which of the following statements is true about the defense of marriage act?
a. None of the others.
b. The members of Congress who voted for it wanted to express their support for same-sex marriage.
c. The Act stipulates that the federal government will recognize same-sex marriage.
d. The Act stipulates that states have to recognize same-sex marriage.
e. The Act stipulates that same-sex marriage partners are eligible for Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Answer
None of the others.
Explanation
Defense of marriage act was a law by the federal government of the United States Of America that defined marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman only and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. This Act allowed the states to refuse recognizing the marriages between the people of the same sex that is gay-ism and lesbianism. The act did not did not prevent individual states from recognizing same-sex marriage, but it imposed constraints on the benefits received by all legally married same-sex couples.These restriction benefits included insurance benefits for government employees, social security survivors' benefits, immigration, bankruptcy, and the filing of joint tax returns, as well as excluding same-sex spouses from the scope of laws protecting families of federal officers among other benefits.
Answer:
C. Equal Employment Oppertunity
Explanation:
1. The American government guides the overall pace of economic activity. Its goal is to maintain steady growth, high levels of employments and price stability. It is best achieved by adjusting spending and tax rates ( fiscal policy ), managing the money supply and controlling the use of credit ( monetary policy ). The government can slow down or speed up the country's economy's rate of growth which affects the level of prices and employment. Another role of the government in the economy is to correct market's failures, provide public goods and enforce competition.
2. During the recession that followed the Great Depression for example, the government cut taxes to curb competition and increased the money supply via the control of interest rates. During a financial crises in any given time, the government tried to guarantee secure loans, bail out some troubled banks and adjust the money supply.
3. The federal budget has an affect on jobs, investments, economic growth and the standards of living of ordinary people. Tax cuts benefit many companies and individual businesses, and so do interest rates. Governmental investments in infrastructure and various projects ( education, health care ) have a direct affect on ordinary people, as the level of governmental spending on them reflects the level of services provided and received.
Answer: it’s A.true
Explanation: Trophic cascade, an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling.
1. An example would be the US government under the Articles of Confederation. The court system was under the states, and there was no judicial branch. Therefore the states could break national laws and the federal government couldn't enforce them.
2. It's different because the government under the Constitution now can crack down on laws with the executive and judicial branches.
3. The Whiskey Rebellion proves that the Constitution gave the federal government significant power to enforce the laws it creates.
