• Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
• Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this
article.
• Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
The document excerpted above failed to become law because:

A. it was defeated in a popular referendum.

B. it was not ratified by enough states.

c. it failed to be passed by Congress

D. it was vetoed by President Carter.​