What Happened to the Equal Rights Amendment

question 21

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?

• A) It became the 27^th Amendment to the Constitution.
• B) It was proposed in Congress, but never gained enough support to be presented to the states for ratification.
• C) It was passed by Congress but died three states short of ratification.
• D) It remains before the states to ratify.
• E) It was approved by 2/3 of the states but not by 3/4 of the Congress.

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