Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Individuals Who

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the individuals who comprised the movement led by Phyllis Schlafly?

• A) Part of a backlash to the feminist movement, they helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified.
• B) A group of grassroots feminists, they successfully fought for the passage of Roe v. Wade as well as issues such as the right of gay Americans to marry.
• C) A faction of anti-Reagan Republicans, they believed he was too liberal and worked to undermine his policies that appealed to the left.
• D) Part of a coalition of Democrats, they believed in total separation of politics and religion and sought to remove prayer from public schools.
• E) A section of the population who insisted on staying Independent, they voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans.

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Definitions:

Culture

The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.

Communicate

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Estrogens

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Peak

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