Investigate the equal rights amendment on your own. then, consider the factors that affect change, and explain two key reasons that the equal rights amendment might not have been ratified, based on the ideas in this lesson. justify your reasons with cited sources.

what i need to know is what do they mean by factors that affect change?

Two key reasons:  Religious conservatives opposed the amendment, and many feared it would make women subject to mandatory military service.

History/details:

The Equal Rights Amendment, formulated as early as 1923 by the National Women's Party, proposed that "equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."  Feminist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, such as the National Organization for Women, finally succeeded in getting Congress to pass the amendment as a proposed addition to the US Constitution.  It was passed the US House of Representatives in 1972 and by the US Senate in 1972, and then sent to the states for ratification.  

The National Organization for Women continued to be a leading voice in pushing for ratification for the amendment.  However, conservative and religious groups campaigned against ratification.  Phyllis Schlafly was a prominent leader in the conservative opposition campaign against the ERA.  A key point Schlafly focused on was that women would then be subject to military draft and military combat service in the same way as men.  This became the key issue and the Equal Rights Amendment failed to achieve the necessary number of states supporting ratification.

several states had passed similar laws, but they were limited to intrastate businesses. the sherman antitrust act was based on the constitutional power of congress to regulate interstate commerce.

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social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.