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what did the civil rights act of 1960 do to help to enforce voting rights

federal referees could investigate discrimination

the main purpose of the first literacy test qualifications for voting was to

limit voting by irish catholic immigrants

the most recent expansion of the electorate involved

lowering the minimum age for voting

the preclearance provisions of the voting rights act of 1965 originally applied to

those states where a majority of the electorate had not voted in 1964

why did the voting rights act of 1965 require preclearance

to keep states from discriminating in election laws

which of the following was the result of the civil rights act of 1960

voting referees were appointed in places where there was voter discriminati

which of the following permanently banned literact tests

voting rights act of amendments of 1975

the US commissioned on civil rights was set up by the civil tights act of

1957

the 19th amendment prevents states from depriving any person of the right to vote on account of

sex

Preclearance requirements are meant to prevent

changes in laws in order to dilute the voting rights of minorities

the US commission on civil rights was set up by which act of congress

civil rights act of 1957

since 1789 the history of american suffrage has been characterized by

increased federal power over voting rights

how did the voting rights act of 1965 differ from previous voting laws

it applied to all us elections

what did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish

it protected civil rights in polling places

today most states

prohibit transients from voting

accoring to the 24th amendment, no state acn

require any tax as a condition for president

in the 1940s/50s federal courts struck down many unfair voting practices. why were federal civil rights laws needed

the courts could act only when someone sued for discrimination

which is true about the history of american suffrage since 1789

the federal government has taken control of voting rights

which was an important part of the voting rights act of 1965

the remaining poll taxes laws were changed in federal courts

to whom does the constitution give the most power to set suffrage qualifications

the states

in which part of the US was womens suffrage the most extensive even before the passage of the 19th amendment

the west

which state granted women the right to vote in 1869, long before the 19th amendment was passed

wyoming


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