They were passed in order to ensure that all African Americans had the right to vote.
it outlawed certain unfair restrictions on voting
The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
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.
It was ratified on February 3, 1870, but it took the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for most African Americans could register to vote.
African Americans
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The 14th Amendment was passed in 1867. It wasn't until the Voting Acts Right was passed in 1965 however, that it became illegal to stop African Americans from voting.
it outlawed certain unfair restrictions on voting
well the branch who did that was the judicial branch
racial and gender discrimination
The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
the 15th admendment
march to slavery
an event that lead up to the civil right
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.
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.
Literacy tests were banned and federal enforcement powers strengthened.