Term to legalize gender equality in the constitutional framework?

• A. Flappers
• B. ERA
• C. Lynching
• D. New Negro

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing the term that would explicitly guarantee gender equality in the U.S. Constitution. The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, would add a clause stating that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. This makes gender equality a constitutional standard, not something left to ordinary statutes or state laws.

This stands in contrast to social trends or movements that don’t alter the constitutional text. Flappers symbolize a cultural shift in women’s behavior during the 1920s but don’t constitutionalize rights. Lynching refers to racial violence and is not about guaranteeing rights for women. The New Negro describes Black empowerment and cultural-political change, not a constitutional guarantee of gender equality.