The Equal Rights Amendment

question 3

Multiple Choice

The Equal Rights Amendment:

• A) stated that equality of rights under the law could not be abridged on account of sex.
• B) was revived by second-wave feminists and was expected to arouse controversy, given its lack of support among a majority of congressional Republicans.
• C) had originally been proposed in 1920 by former suffragists.
• D) A and C

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