Major Provisions of the Voting Rights Act

Easy Unit 5: Political Participation Voting Rights

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation aimed at overcoming legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

This act aimed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

What major provision did the Voting Rights Act introduce to protect against discriminatory voting practices?

It established a national voting age of 18.

It prohibited literacy tests and other discriminatory practices.

It mandated the use of electronic voting machines.

It created requirements for voter ID laws.

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