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Literacy tests were banned and federal enforcement powers strengthened.
[from the text book, PRENTICE HALL MAGRUDER'S AMERICAN GOVERNMENT].
Annabel Jacobs
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∙ 13y agoIt protected Blacks from being discriminated against at the polls (and even before they arrived there). Many discriminatory practices were in place for 95 years throughout the South that took the right to vote away from hundreds of thousands of Blacks, although they'd had the right since 1870.
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What were key provisions of the voting rights acts 1965?
Literacy tests were banned and federal enforcement powers strengthened.
How can state bail out of the preclearance provisions of the voting rights of 1965?
The jurisdiction must get a declaratory judgment through the District of Columbia. This will help them to meet the requirements to get bailed out.
Which strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by placing registration and voting processes under federal supervision and by outlawing literacy tests?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What rights did the voting rights act of 1965 guarantee to voters?
It accomplished the right to vote, and have sex
What act finally brought a literacy requirement to an end A Civil Rights Act of 1964 B Voting Rights Act of 1965 C Brown vs Board of Education D Civil Rights Act of 1864?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
One of the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was focused on helping to eliminate the barriers that plagued black voters. it created a nationalized voting system that allowed black to vote, even in competitor states.
What were key provisions of the voting rights acts 1965?
Literacy tests were banned and federal enforcement powers strengthened.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
Which strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by placing registration and voting processes under federal supervision and by outlawing literacy tests?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965The Voting Rights Act of 1965
How can state bail out of the preclearance provisions of the voting rights of 1965?
The jurisdiction must get a declaratory judgment through the District of Columbia. This will help them to meet the requirements to get bailed out.
Questions on civil rights act of 1964 voting rights?
The voting rights were actually on the year 1965.
This helped increase the number of blacks who could vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (NovaNET)
Identify the major civil rights laws enacted since 1950?
The 15th amendment, The Civil Rights Act of 1965, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, 1975, and most recently 1982.
What did the 1965 Voting Rights Act do?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 expanded voting rights to blacks by prohibiting use of literacy tests and other forms of discriminatory qualificationshttp://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/did-voting-rights-act-1965-do-499915.htmlWhat_did_the_Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965_do
Was Poll taxes outlawed with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.?
Yes, that is part of the voting rights act.
what happened march 15 , 1965 the civil rights movement ?
the voting act of 1965 After civil rights protesters were met with violence in the Selma to Montgomery marches, President Johnson calls for an act that would change voting rights in the United States. This leads to the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What protected the rights of all American to vote?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
