Question

Advocates of gay marriage argued that Section 2 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which stated that no state must accept another state's definition of marriage, violated the ______ of the Constitution.

Answer 1

Answer:

It violated the Equal Protection Clause.

Explanation:

In the text of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, the Equal Protection Clause forbids states from denying in its jurisdiction, any person, the equal protection of the laws. When section 2 of DOMA attempted to allow states the denial of recognition of marriages conducted in other states by same sex couples, it violated the Equal Protection Clause.