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If you are referring to the literacy test that the south gave to African American voters during the reconstruction period after the civil war, they were given a literacy test and, if they failed, they were denied their right to vote. Mind you, the tests were very, very difficult.
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Why did voters have to pass a literacy test?
The literacy test basically says: Prove that you can speak English. If someone can't then we will be letting those who cannot communicate with us into our country
What tactics did southern states employ to disenfranchise black voters?
They made African Americans pass a literacy test..
How did the literacy test operate to disenfranchise black voters?
typically they were illiterate because they didn't have access to education and were unable to pass a literacy test. ^^^^ sometimes the case, but the people who gave the test made the standerd for the literacy tests incredibly high for blacks. it made it nearly impossible for the blacks to vote.
Can a President Pass Laws Indiscrimately?
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The President is the one that can use a pocket veto. This type of veto happens if Congress adjourns within the 10-day period the President has to pass or veto the bill.
The Immigration Restriction League wanted Europeans to pass?
literacy test
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to pass a difficulty in the program that the programmer couldnt pass
If you teach a person to read will they pass a literacy test?
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What percentage does Antarctica have literacy?
Any person who works in Antarctica -- a prerequisite for living there on a temporary basis -- must pass certain mental and physical tests in order to qualify for the work. Literacy in one's first language must be at least basic.
What happens to a person after they get bitten by a vampire?
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For many years some states required that a person pass a literacy tests before they could register to vote what was the purpose of these literacy test?
From the 1890s to the 1960s the United States government administered literacy tests to immigrants, freed blacks, and poor whites. The practice was put in place to weed out those deemed illiterate and therefore ineligible to vote.
What book did immigrants from Ellis Island have to read to pass the literacy test?
mason is a beast
What exam that people had to pass in order to vote?
You have to take a literacy test to be in order to vote
Why did voters have to pass a literacy test?
The literacy test basically says: Prove that you can speak English. If someone can't then we will be letting those who cannot communicate with us into our country
Can a person hold their breath untill they die?
No. A person with incredible will power may be able to hold their breath until they pass out, but when this happens involuntary control will takeover and they will resume breathingNo. A person with incredible will power may be able to hold their breath until they pass out, but when this happens involuntary control will takeover and they will resume breathingHolding your breath can't kill you. At most, you can pass out, and then you'll start breathing automatically.
What happens in netball if you do obstruction?
The opposite team will have a penalty pass, and you then have to stand next to the player who takes it.
How did nativists feel about immigration?
A wave of Immigration inspired nativist politicians to pass laws forcing immigrants to pass a literacy test, and to create a QUOTA SYSTEM. In other words they were completely against immigrants.
