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Index 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1

The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: American Civil Liberties Union, Bill Dunn (American politician), Chattanooga Times Free Press, Federal Marriage Amendment, Marriage, Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Obergefell v. Hodges, Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States, Same-sex marriage, Same-sex marriage in the United States, Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state, Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States, Sample size determination, Tennessee, Tennessee Equality Project, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee Supreme Court, The Commercial Appeal, U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions, 2006 Tennessee elections.

  2. 2006 in American law
  3. 2006 in LGBT history
  4. 2006 in Tennessee
  5. LGBT history in Tennessee
  6. Marriage in Tennessee
  7. Politics of Tennessee
  8. Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States
  9. Tennessee law
  10. U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920.

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Bill Dunn (American politician)

William K. Dunn is an American politician, a Republican, and the former Acting-Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is distributed in the metropolitan Chattanooga region of southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia.

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Federal Marriage Amendment

The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), also referred to by proponents as the Marriage Protection Amendment, was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would legally define marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy

Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy is an independent polling firm that conducts voter surveys for news media, lobbyists, advocacy groups, trade associations, and political action committees.

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Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges,, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

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Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States

Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States has significantly changed since the 1990s, and an overwhelming majority of Americans now favor same-sex marriage.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.

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Same-sex marriage in the United States

The availability of legally recognized same-sex marriage in the United States expanded from one state (Massachusetts) in 2004 to all fifty states in 2015 through various court rulings, state legislation, and direct popular votes.

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Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state

This article summarizes the same-sex marriage laws of states in the United States.

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Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States

In response to court action in a number of states, the United States federal government and a number of state legislatures passed or attempted to pass legislation either prohibiting or allowing same-sex marriage or other types of same-sex unions.

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Sample size determination

Sample size determination or estimation is the act of choosing the number of observations or replicates to include in a statistical sample.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Tennessee Equality Project

The Tennessee Equality Project is an LGBT organization in the United States state of Tennessee.

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Tennessee General Assembly

The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1 and Tennessee General Assembly are Tennessee law.

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Tennessee House of Representatives

The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Tennessee Senate

The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.

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Tennessee Supreme Court

The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee.

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The Commercial Appeal

The Commercial Appeal (also known as the Memphis Commercial Appeal) is a daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

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U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions of several different types passed, banning legal recognition of same-sex unions in U.S. state constitutions, referred to by proponents as "defense of marriage amendments" or "marriage protection amendments." These state amendments are different from the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would ban same-sex marriage in every U.S. 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1 and U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions are same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States.

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2006 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1 and 2006 Tennessee elections are 2006 in Tennessee.

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See also

2006 in American law

2006 in LGBT history

2006 in Tennessee

LGBT history in Tennessee

Marriage in Tennessee

Politics of Tennessee

Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States

Tennessee law

U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Amendment_1

Also known as Article XI, Section 18, Tennessee Amendment 1, Tennessee Amendment 1 (2006), Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, Tennessee Amendment 2006, Tennessee Defense of Marriage Amendment, Tennessee Marriage Amendment, Tennessee Marriage Protection Act, Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment.