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1 September, 01:24

Why might the number of African American members in the House

and Senate have increased between 1965 and 1971?

A) The 15th Amendment required a higher number of African

Americans in the House and the Senate.

(B. The Voting Rights Act encouraged more white voters in the South

to vote for African American representation in the House and Senate.

(c) The Voting Rights Act required a higher number of African

Americans in the House and the Senate.

(D More African Americans were able to vote for the people that

represented them in the House and Senate, including more African

Americans, due to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.