Daily News Article - June 4, 2008
1. How does the proposed amendment to the California constitution describe marriage? (see. para. 2)
2. a) How many California voters were needed to sign a petition requesting that the marriage amendment be put on the November ballot?
b) How many signatures did the petition to put the marriage amendment on the ballot have?
3. In how many other states have voters passed a marriage definition amendment to their state constitutions?
4. a) Attorneys general from which states are asking the California Supreme Court to issue a stay on their ruling on same-sex marriage?
b) Why are they doing so, according to Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff?
5. What is the group Campaign for Children and Families asking county clerks across the state to do? Why are they doing so?
6. Would you vote for or against an amendment to your state constitution that defines marriage as "between one man and one woman only?" Explain your answer.
Challenge question:
Read a commentary opposing the California Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision here. Do you agree with Dennis Prager's commentary? Explain your answer.
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