1. What changed about Virginia's government in last week's elections? Democrats took control of the House and Senate in the Virginia government.
2. What would the Equal Rights Amendment proposed in 1972 do? The ERA guarantees equal rights regardless of sex.
3. How many states ratified the amendment when it was originally proposed? What states have ratified it recently? Thirty-five states ratified the amendment when it was originally proposed. Nevada and Illinois have ratified it recently.
4. According to the constitution, why is it necessary to have a 38th state ratify the amendment? Article V states that three-fourths of states must ratify an amendment before it can be added to the Constitution.
5. What stipulation for its ratification did Congress add to the proposal in the 1970s? The stipulation was a seven-year deadline.
6. How did the Virginia legislature vote on ratification of the ERA last year? They got close to ratifying it, but it did not get completed.
7. How can Congress change the ratification deadline from 1982 to now? Congress can vote to change the ratification deadline or vote to remove the ratification deadline.
8. How does the 27th Amendment provide an example that this amendment could be ratified now? The 27th Amendment was not ratified until 190 year after James Madison had proposed it. In 1982, Gregory Watson mentioned it again after people had forgotten about the amendment. The amendment was later ratified in 1992.
2. What would the Equal Rights Amendment proposed in 1972 do? The ERA guarantees equal rights regardless of sex.
3. How many states ratified the amendment when it was originally proposed? What states have ratified it recently? Thirty-five states ratified the amendment when it was originally proposed. Nevada and Illinois have ratified it recently.
4. According to the constitution, why is it necessary to have a 38th state ratify the amendment? Article V states that three-fourths of states must ratify an amendment before it can be added to the Constitution.
5. What stipulation for its ratification did Congress add to the proposal in the 1970s? The stipulation was a seven-year deadline.
6. How did the Virginia legislature vote on ratification of the ERA last year? They got close to ratifying it, but it did not get completed.
7. How can Congress change the ratification deadline from 1982 to now? Congress can vote to change the ratification deadline or vote to remove the ratification deadline.
8. How does the 27th Amendment provide an example that this amendment could be ratified now? The 27th Amendment was not ratified until 190 year after James Madison had proposed it. In 1982, Gregory Watson mentioned it again after people had forgotten about the amendment. The amendment was later ratified in 1992.
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