The best summary of the excerpt is:
A. House Joint Resolution 264 establishes a basis for legal challenges to prejudice against women, which is widespread and institutionalized.
Read the excerpt from "For the ERA."
Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 264, before us
today, which provides for equality under the law for
both men and women, represents one of the most
clear-cut opportunities we are likely to have to declare
our faith in the principles that shaped our Constitution.
It provides a legal basis for attack on the most subtle,
most pervasive, and most institutionalized form of
prejudice that exists.
Which best summarizes the excerpt?
A. House Joint Resolution 264 establishes a basis for
legal challenges to prejudice against women, which
is widespread and institutionalized.
B. House Joint Resolution 264 gives lawmakers an
opportunity to affirm their commitment to the
principles of the Constitution.
C. We must pass House Joint Resolution 264 in order
to attack the most indirect yet widespread prejudice,
which is against women.
D. If passed, House Joint Resolution 264 will help
restore women's faith in the principles of the
Constitution.
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