To be classified in the class Arachnida, an arthropod must have the following characteristics. Arachnid bodies are usually divided into two distinct regions, the cephalothorax (anterior) and the abdomen (posterior). Adult arachnids have four pairs of legs, which attach to the cephalothorax. In immature stages, the arachnid may not have four pairs of legs (such as in mites).
The ERA in the States. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and sent to the states for ratification by both houses of their state legislatures. A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution when approved by three-fourths (38) of the 50 states. During the next five years, 35 states approved the amendment.
Early feminist Alice Paul authored the original version of the Equal Rights Amendment, whose wording differed slightly from the 1972 ERA. Alice Paul's amendment was introduced in 1923, three years after ratification of the 19 th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote.A Variety of Support.he House passed the amendment in 1970, then again in 1971. Finally, in March 1972 the Senate passed the amendment during the same session of Congress, and it was sent to the states. Many states also have equal rights provisions in their state constitutions.