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The Voting Rights Act of 1964, was signed into law in August, 1965, making various tactics such as literacy tests and poll taxes as a condition for voting. The practices had been set in place by Southern states after the Civil War to deliberately take away the Constitutional voting rights of African Americans.
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What important bills did Lyndon Johnson sign?
the voting right act and the civil right act.
Examples of famous laws congress has passed?
Some famous laws passed by Congress are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights of 1965. The Homeland Security Act and the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003 are other laws passed by Congress.
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
Questions on civil rights act of 1964 voting rights?
The voting rights were actually on the year 1965.
Civil rights act of 1964 voting rights act of 1965 economic opportunity act of 1964 these were all enacted under which of the following?
Great Society
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
Which 2 laws passed by Congress in the 1960s tried to end discrimination?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were two significant laws passed by Congress in the 1960s that aimed to end discrimination based on race and ensure equal voting rights for all citizens.
What events led to the passage of the voting rights act?
1. The Selma March 2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 3. Twenty-fourth Amendment
What law was passed that indicated that no one can be kept from voting?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What did the voting rights act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?
voting. this act gave African Americans the right to vote
Following the assassination of President Kennedy what was President Lyndon B Johnson's legislative priority?
The civil right acts of 1964, the war on poverty, and the voting rights act
Are the federal civil rights of 1964 and the voting right act of 1965 two main pieces of legislation that ensure equality under the law for all people?
True!
