Author Question: What is the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? What will be an ideal ... (Read 82 times)

asd123 · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

What is the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

To determine if a private party is acting under the direction of or pursuant to law, thereby permitting 1983 to apply, the court will apply the following test:

a. the nexus test
b. the public function test
c. the symbiosis test
d. the compulsion test

maaaaaaaaaa · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which established a number of prohibitions and procedures designed to end racial discrimination in voting. This law was designed to supplement the Fifteenth Amendment through a number of provisions, including several which focus on preserving the equal representation of voters in different legislative voting districts. In Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama (2015 ), a 54 Court rejected a lower court's conclusion that Alabama's race-based redistricting plan satisfied strict scrutiny. As a result, the Court found that Alabama's use of race to draw their districts fell short of the aims of the Equal Protection Clause and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Answer to Question 2

d