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president Lyndon Johnson
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What was the voting rights act of 1963?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to protect the right to vote. Federal observers would be placed at the polls to make sure all citizens had the right to enter the voting place and vote.
What act passed by congress to protect the voting rights of blacks in the south?
civil rights act 1866
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.
What was the voting rights act of 1972?
First of all, the Voting Rights Act was in 1965 NOT 1969. The Voting Rights Act was the law that was passed to ban racial dicrimnation in voting practices by the federal government as well as the state and local goverment.
When did President Johnson get civil rights legislation passed?
President Lyndon B. Johnson successfully passed significant civil rights legislation during the 1960s, notably the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, was signed into law on July 2, 1964. The Voting Rights Act, aimed at eliminating barriers to voting for African Americans, was signed into law on August 6, 1965. Johnson's efforts were pivotal in advancing civil rights during this era.
What was signed by President Johnson in 1965?
Voting Rights Act
What amendment The voting rights of 1965 was the precursor to which amendment?
The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
What act was passed by congress to protect the voting rights of blacks in the south?
Enforcement Act of 1870
What president during the early 1960's worked to pass the civil rights laws?
John F. Kennedy, and then after his death Lyndon Johnson.
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.
Why did president Nixon oppose the extension of the voting rights act?
In further attempt to chip away at civil rights advances, Nixon opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act had added nearly one million African Americans to the voting rolls. Despite the president's opposition, Congress voted to extend the act.
What were Lyndon B Johnson's Acomphlishments?
Majority leader of the Senate, President of the United States, got the civil rights act passed in 1964, passed the voting rights act, started the National Endowment of the Arts, waged a war on Poverty, escalated the war in Vietnam.
