The Amending of the Constitution to Include an Equal Rights

question 6

Multiple Choice

The amending of the Constitution to include an Equal Rights Amendment for women

• A) has never made it through the congressional amendment proposal process.
• B) has passed through Congress, but failed ratification in the states.
• C) was proposed as a part of the Bill of Rights, but failed to be ratified.
• D) was ratified by the states in 1972, after passing through Congress.
• E) is largely seen as unnecessary, now that women's incomes are equal to those of men.

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