Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment has been trying to get ratified since 1923. It has been introduced into every congress since 1982. Section one of the amendment states‚ “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 two states‚ “The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article.” Last‚ but not least‚ section three states‚ “this amendment shall take
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The Equal Rights Amendment‚ or ERA‚ was a suggested amendment to the United States constitution constructed to guarantee equal rights for women. The amendment‚ originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman in 1923 and sponsored by the National Women’s Party‚ was introduced in every assembly of Congress until it passed in 1972. It stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Both Republican and Democrat
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History 1408-V61 June 27‚ 2016 Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment defines as‚ “Section 1: 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 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment‚ the only effective right would be the right
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same rights as U.S. citizens. Under the constitution‚ the Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee women the same rights as men. Thanks to Susan B. Anthony‚ on August 26‚ 1920‚ the only right the Constitution specifically states to be equal for women and men‚ is the right to vote under the nineteenth amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)‚ was written by Alice Paul and passed by Congress on March 22‚ 1972. The amendment was sent to the states for ratification as an introduction to banning discrimination
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the due process of law provision of the 14th Amendment. Second‚ during the 1950s and 1960s‚ the national government became viewed as the principal promoter and defender of civil rights and liberties. In a series of very important decisions‚ the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state-supported racial segregation‚ state laws that discriminated against women‚ and state criminal proceedings that violated the due process of law provision of the 14th Amendment. Cooperative federalism
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Rights Amendment or ERA‚ which originally stated‚ "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The amendment was ignored during the twenty’s‚ thirties‚ and forties until it was reintroduced in 1951. The ERA was then dropped until 1970 when feminists across america fought to reestablish and expand it to not only cover gender equality but racial equity and age discrimination as well. Although the Equal Rights Amendment was
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and men is the right to vote in the 19th Amendment.The Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed to Congress in 1923‚ would guarantee equal rights between men and women. In 1972‚ it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification. It was ratified by 35 states which is 3 short of the requirement. Since then‚ it has been reintroduced many times. I think the states should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment because it would reduce poverty of women as well as give a clearer judicial
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USA was going to be founded on and contributed to our principles of our society and government. 2. The formal amendment process was divided up by two processes for adopting proposed amendments. The first method was "by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of congress "(Schmidt P.48). This was basically a Super Majority form of voting for proposed amendments to the Constitution. The second method was by "a national convention that is called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures""(Schmidt
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States by which the people and states must abide by‚ we hold to our amendments; however‚ like most things‚ some amendments are under scrutiny‚ as they can be such a controversial topic. One such controversial topic would be our Second Amendment under the Bill of Rights of the Constitution‚ wherein resides our first ten basic‚ natural rights‚ which are guaranteed to citizens of the United States. As stated by the Second Amendment of the United States: “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to
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