In 1972 Congress Passed the Equal Rights Amendment and Sent

question 1

Multiple Choice

In 1972 Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent it to the state legislatures for ratification. What was the impact of the ERA?

• A) Once ratified, it opened doors for women in all areas of business and politics.
• B) The ERA gave women an avenue by which to sue an employer for gender discrimination.
• C) The ERA had no direct impact because it never garnered the required support of three-fourths of the state legislatures, so it was never enacted.
• D) Once ratified, the amount of litigation in federal courts skyrocketed.
• E) Once ratified, the United States immediately experienced a significant increase in the number of women serving as governors and in Congress.