Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What was the outcome of the ERA?
A.
It failed to be ratified by state legislatures.
B.
It was ratified through a congressional vote.
C.
It was ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures.
D.
It failed to be ratified by three-quarters of the House and Senate.
A. It failed to be ratified by state legislatures.
Proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment for women [ . . . ]
Proposed 27th Amendment (ERA)
Section I. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Section II. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section III. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
What is the full text of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment?
Section I. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Section II. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section III. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
To answer the question, we need to analyze the given options.
Option A states that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to be ratified by state legislatures.
Option B suggests that the ERA was ratified through a congressional vote.
Option C states that the ERA was ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures.
Option D implies that the ERA failed to be ratified by three-quarters of the House and Senate.
Analyzing the options, the answer is Option A: It failed to be ratified by state legislatures.