The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to be ratified by the needed 38 states largely because
a. the Catholic Church opposed it.
b. many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution.
c. an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it.
d. many suspected that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms.
e. many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws.
c
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A. The Court handed down no decisions. B. The Court was the most influential branch of government. C. The justices were bitterly divided over how to interpret the Constitution. D. The Court handled few cases of any importance.
Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?
A. It was a period of rapid expansion for public schools. B. Southern blacks had far less access to education than southern whites. C. By 1900, most states required compulsory school attendance. D. Educational opportunities extended to Indian tribes as well. E. Funding for public education was highest in rural areas.
The attack on Austria was supported by both the Girondists and the monarchy because __________.
A. both thought war would strengthen government authority B. Austria was the largest threat to the revolution C. Austrian lands bordering France could be exploited to relieve economic pressures D. aristocrats fleeing the revolution had largely based themselves in Austria
The state that passed a law requiring African Americans who moved there to post a bond was ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word