The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

question 19

Multiple Choice

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

• A)would have nullified all laws on the basis of gender.
• B)would have affected only public employment.
• C)was ratified by less than half of the state legislatures.
• D)would not have affected property rights of married women.

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