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How did southerners keep former slaves from voting?
they made the poll tax law, literacy lawand the grandfather clause to prevent MOST freed black men from voting
Literacy test and poll taxes were often used to do what?
They were used to prevent African-Americans from voting.
What did Jim Crow laws poll taxes and literacy tests have in common?
Jim Crow laws segregated, poll tax and literacy tests prevented most freed slaves from voting, because one of the amendments said voting can not be prevented because of skin color, it was too specific.
What strenghtened the civil rights act of 1964 by placing registration and voting processes under federal supervision and by outlawing literacy test?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Study Island Answer
What statement best characterizes the voting rights act?
This legislation outlawed the use of literacy tests as a qualification for registering to vote.
Is it true that both literacy tests and poll taxes were instituted to deny certain groups from voting?
Yes, both were instituted to deny certain groups the right to vote.
What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it use to deny suffrage to certain groups?
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
What is a literacy requirement for voting how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
In the past some states limited voting by?
In the past, some states limited voting by imposing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory measures aimed at disenfranchising certain groups, such as African Americans. These practices were used to suppress the voting rights of marginalized communities and maintain power dynamics within the political system.
What is a literacy test?
A test required for voting.
What causes a change in political leadership in the US?
Voting changed political leadership in the us
How did the old laws against teaching slaves to read and write make a difference after the civil war?
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
What voting method is discontinued?
No voting method has been discontinued unless you refer to poll taxes and literacy tests.
What law eliminated the literacy test?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What were literacy tests and poll taxes used to keep blacks from?
voting
How did literacy pervent freed slaves from voting?
They couldnt read properly
