Why Did the Equal Rights Amendment Fail to Pass

question 129

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 38 states.
• D)It was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan.

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Definitions:

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.

HS

An abbreviation often referring to Hypothetical Syllogism, a logical argument form using two conditional statements to deduce a conclusion.

Inference Forms

Patterns of reasoning where the conclusion logically follows from premises.