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Where in the U.S. Constitution is marriage defined?
It is not. The issue is left up to the individual states.
Why has the federal government left same-sex marriage to be resolved at the state government level and not at the federal US government level?
In the United States, the states have always regulated eligibility and validity of marriage. Only once before, in the issue of interracial marriage, did the federal government overrule states rights in this regard.
After the Missouri compromise most Americans agreed that slavery was?
An issue best left to the states. (APEX)
Does Buddy Roemer support same-sex marriage?
No. Former Governor of Louisiana and current Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer states that he is personally opposed to same-sex marriage. He goes on to say that he believes the issue should be left up to the states and, although he would do everything in his power to oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage, he would honor the outcome of the legislative process of individual states.
The framers of the Constitution left the issue of voter enfranchisement to?
The States
How long has same-sex marriage been illegal in the United States?
Gay marriage was actually never illegal until Sep 21, 1996 when the "defense and marriage" act was passed by congress. it states that marriage is only considered legal between one male and one female. it is a federal law but it left gay marriage or the right to give marriage license to anyone up to the states. Some states have passed laws of there own banning gay marriage. while some other states have allowed it.
What modern issue is challenging the concept of federalism in the United states?
No Child Left Behind Act
How has the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act increased the power of the states relative to the federal government?
DOMA give individual states the right to not recognize same sex marriages from other states, however, DOMA neither increased or decreased the power of the states relative to the federal government. The 10th Amendment of the Constitution states that powers not delegated to the federal government are left to the states. Marriage has always been a state issue. Before section 3 of DOMA was deemed unconstitutional, it prohibited couples in same sex marriages from receiving federal benefits that heterosexual couples would receive.
You have left your boyfriend of 3 three years are you entitled to a percentage of the property when sold?
Not unless you can establish that you had a common law marriage. Only a few states recognize this type of marriage any more.
What became an issue in the US soviet union relations starting in 1977 and who made it an issue?
Afghanistan by the Soviet Union became a serious issue between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviets left Afghanistan in 1986.
What issue was unresolved at the constitutional convention?
The most important issue left unresolved was there was no definition of who a citizen of the United States was. Well until the 14 amendment was ratified in 1868 stating that any person born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen.
What article of the US Constitution says which states prohibit or do not recognize same-sex marriage?
The US Constitution does not explicitly speak of the requirements for obtaining a marriage license, nor of the legal recognition of marriages. This aspect of family law has historically been left up to the individual states.
