Question
Which BEST explains the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the 1970s?
A The ERA was not able to be implemented due to budgetary constraints.
B Prominent proponents of the ERA lost public credibility when it was discovered that they were Communists.
C Each state independently enforced gender equality under the law before the ERA came up for Congressional vote.
D The conservative movement launched a public campaign that claimed that the ERA was destroying traditional family values.
A The ERA was not able to be implemented due to budgetary constraints.
B Prominent proponents of the ERA lost public credibility when it was discovered that they were Communists.
C Each state independently enforced gender equality under the law before the ERA came up for Congressional vote.
D The conservative movement launched a public campaign that claimed that the ERA was destroying traditional family values.
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D. The conservative movement launched a public campaign that claimed that the ERA was destroying traditional family values.
This explanation best captures the main reason for the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. A prominent opposition led by figures like Phyllis Schlafly argued that the ERA would undermine traditional roles and family structures, which garnered significant public support and ultimately contributed to the amendment's failure to be ratified by enough state legislatures by the deadline.
This explanation best captures the main reason for the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. A prominent opposition led by figures like Phyllis Schlafly argued that the ERA would undermine traditional roles and family structures, which garnered significant public support and ultimately contributed to the amendment's failure to be ratified by enough state legislatures by the deadline.
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