What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment? Why was it/might it have been unsuccessful? If it had been ratified, how would the outcome be different than the rights of women today?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Note that the Equal Rights Amendment was one of the main objectives of the women's movement that ultimately failed. Discuss that the amendment's purpose was to guarantee equal treatment for men and women by all levels of government. The religious conservative movement opposed the amendment because it feared that its passage would undermine traditional family values. Other reasons may be that certain women wanted special protections, not equal protection. Other thoughtful potential reasons that the amendment may have been opposed may be included.
2, Discuss how women's rights would have advanced similarly or differently had the ERA passed.
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a. checks and balances b. federalism c. separation of powers d. capitalism e. procedural due process
Why did the Constitution not seriously address the question of civil liberties?
a. The Framers believed that a bill of rights would make the document too controversial and were more interested in its ratification. b. The Framers believed that the federal government would not have enough power to threaten the liberties of citizens. c. The Antifederalists insisted on removing the planned constitutional limitations to limit the scope of federal responsibilities. d. The delegates were not able to engage in bargaining and compromise to reach an agreement on what such protections should look like.
Embedded liberalism refers to
a. the economic liberalism embedded within shared understanding of international relations. b. the language in multilateral treaties mandating economic liberalism. c. the language in multilateral treaties mandating political liberalism. d. the commitment to embed economic and political liberalism into trade agreements.
The provision and maintenance of a court system to protect intellectual property rights is an example of ______.
A. investment B. innovation C. a public good D. a transaction cost