Why Did the Equal Rights Amendment Fail to Pass

question 92

Multiple Choice

Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?

• A) It won approval in the House but not in the Senate.
• B) It won approval in the Senate but not in the House.
• C) It was not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states.
• D) The Supreme Court had declared the amendment unconstitutionally vague before it could be submitted to the states.
• E) It was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan.

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