List at least three reasons why the ERA failed.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: (1) People were concerned with radical social change. (2) The amendment came to be identified with the Roe v. Wade decision and became a referendum on abortion. (3) Some people began to question whether an Equal Rights Amendment was needed since the courts were striking down many of the laws that treated women differently from men.

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What will be an ideal response?

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