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.

Political Science

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Among the criticisms leveled by Federalists at the proposed Constitution was that it gave individuals in the states no protections against a powerful national government

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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California is an equal-opportunity taxation state, meaning that the percentage of taxes paid is virtually the same across socioeconomic classes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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