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1. Describe how the definitions of "marriage" and "family" have evolved over the past 200 years.
2. Describe the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Loving v. Virginia.
3. Identify the common requirements for a ceremonial marriage and indicate what the consequence usually is for failure to comply with a technical requirement.
4. Identify the usual requirements for a valid common law marriage.
5. Identify a minimum of six rights and benefits that flow from a valid ceremonial or common law marriage.
6. Identify the common requirements for establishing domestic partnerships and civil union and describe the kinds of benefits they confer. Name at least one state that provides for domestic partnerships and one that permits civil unions.
7. Distinguish the functional family approach from legally recognized "family" statuses.
8. Describe the significance of the Obergefell case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015. Identify three arguments in favor of same-sex marriage and three against it.
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