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.
