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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Definitions:

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials

Temporary increases in membrane potential in a postsynaptic neuron, making the neuron more likely to fire an action potential.

Synaptic Knob

The part of a neuron that communicates with another neuron or muscle cell across a synapse.

Dendrites

Extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Final Pathway

The last step in a physiological process or a neural circuit where the signal leads to a specific outcome or response.