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.
ratified on august 18 1920 the 19 th amendment forbids voting rights discrimination anywhere in the united states based on sex the amendment s adoption was the result of a nearly century long campaign to allow women to vote