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Which amendment explained voting rights?
The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, specifically addresses voting rights by prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Additionally, the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote, further expanding voting rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 also played a crucial role in enforcing these rights and eliminating discriminatory practices.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
Which amendment prohibited racial discrimination in voting?
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." This amendment aimed to secure voting rights for African American men following the Civil War. However, various discriminatory practices continued to undermine its effectiveness until the civil rights movement and subsequent legislation, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, further protected these rights.
What amendment does equal rights fall under?
It isn’t an amendment, but a law passed in 1965 as the Civil Rights Act.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has decreased the membership in Congress of?
White males.
The voting rights act of 1965 was the precursor to which amendment?
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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.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed in order to enforce which Constitutional Amendment?
the 15th admendment
What amendment made it legal for African American men to vote?
the voting rights act of 1965
Which amendment did the voters ' right act of 1965 really strengthen?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 strengthened the 15th Amendment by prohibiting laws that allowed discrimination in voting. Many laws of this sort were being used to discriminate racially at the time.
Who benefited on the voting rights act of 1965?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major step forward in Civil Right for African-American. Although the won the right to vote with the 14th Amendment, the VRA helped end racial discrimination in voting.
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 amendment gave American women the right to vote?
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
Which amendment did the voting right act of 1965 really strengthen?
15th amendment
Which piece of legislation granted African Americans the legal right to vote A. the 15th Amendment B. the Voting Rights Act C. the 19th Amendment D. the Indian Citizenship Act?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 granted African Americans the legal right to vote.
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
