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kshipps

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What provision of the Constitution did Congress use to justify laws prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants?
 
  a. the First Amendment
  b. the full faith and credit clause
  c. the commerce clause
  d. the supremacy clause

Question 2

Proponents of same-sex marriage argue that laws barring same-sex marriage violate the __________ Amendment of the Constitution.
 
  a. Fifth
  b. Fourteenth
  c. Ninth
  d. First



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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