What is the name of the mountain
range that runs along the western
border of South America?

the Andes

Explanation:

South America's primary mountain system, the Andes, is also the world's longest. The range covers about 8,850 kilometers (5,500 miles). Situated on the far western edge of the continent, the Andes stretch from the southern tip to the northernmost coast of South America.

b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

explanation:

this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do