Which law protected the right to vote, struck down voter suppression tactics such as the literacy test, and empowered the attorney general and U. S. District Court of Washington D. C. to weigh any proposed voting change in suspect areas for its potentially discriminatory effect? According to the textbook, this legislation effectively secured the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.

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Zariah Boyle

Social Studies

3 May, 16:47

Which law protected the right to vote, struck down voter suppression tactics such as the literacy test, and empowered the attorney general and U. S. District Court of Washington D. C. to weigh any proposed voting change in suspect areas for its potentially discriminatory effect? According to the textbook, this legislation effectively secured the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.

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Brayden Travis · Answer 1

Brayden Travis 3 May, 17:05

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Pierre Welch · Answer 2

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Explanation:

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson of the United States signed the Voting Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in the electoral process arising from racial segregation in the United States. The law that ensured voting rights for blacks was the result of the civil rights movement. Congress subsequently amended the law five times to expand its protections. In addition, this law protected the right to vote, struck down voter suppression tactics such as the literacy test, and empowered the attorney general and U. S. District Court of Washington D. C. to weigh any proposed voting change in suspect areas for its potentially discriminatory effect.