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Who delivered a speech to Congress in 1965 to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act?
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President Johnson delivered a speech to Congress in 1965 to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Why were many in congress offended by president Johnson's position on reconstruction?
president johnson favored equal voting rights for women
What Act was written and signed by whom in 1965?
The Voting Rights Act was written in 1965. The Act was written to help African-Americans in voting and their rights. The bill was signed into law by Lyndon Johnson.
What did the rewritten Japanese constitution guarantee?
guaranteeing voting rights for women; personal freedoms;
What gave freedom citizenship and voting rights to African American men after the Civil War?
reconstruction
After the Civil War a major goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress was to?
gain voting right for the newly freed slaves
Which group welcomed black members and advocated the passage of antilynching legislation and the return of voting rights to southern blacks?
the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Televised scenes of violence during this event convinced Lyndon B. Johnson to ask congress for swift passage of a voting rights act?
Selma to Montgomery march
What were the civil rights reforms enacted bu the Truman administration?
passage of the Voting Rights Act
How did Martin Luther king Jr's voters registration drive affect the passage of national civil rights legislation?
It made president Lyndon Johnson make congress pass a new and stronger legislation to ensure the voting rights of African Americans
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.
How has American culture changed since the passage of the voting rights act?
really
How did the passage of the 15th 19th and 26th Amendments of the Constitution change individual voting rights?
These amendments removed traditional restrictions of race, gender, and age from voting rights.
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 act passed by congress to protect the voting rights of blacks in the south?
civil rights act 1866
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has decreased the membership in Congress of?
White males.
What year did The landmark Voting Rights Act pass in Congress?
1965 for your information.
Why did congress pass the suffrage amendment?
To give equal voting rights to women. Congress did not enact that amendment or any other. The STATES amended the Constitution to allow female voting.
