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.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What was the primary goal of the ERA?
A.
to make women's votes count as much as men's
B.
to establish women as equal citizens under the law
C.
to grant women more enumerated rights than men
D.
to provide women with opportunities to work outside the home