The failure of the Equal Rights Amendment showed that
A) Congress was unwilling to support a measure opposed by a strong minority of the public.
B) a national majority in favor of an amendment is not sufficient to add it to the Constitution.
C) most states did not want to grant constitutional equality to women.
D) we are a democracy, and majority opinion prevails.
E) men are pigs, still unwilling to grant women equal rights.
Answer: B