Author Question: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did which of the following? A) sought to throw the mantle of ... (Read 49 times)

Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did which of the following?

A) sought to throw the mantle of federal protection around African American voters
B) suspended literacy tests in six southern states where less than half the voting-age population had registered or voted in the 1964 election
C) suspended tests that required voters to prove good moral character in those areas where less than half the voting-age population had registered or voted in the 1964 election
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 2

The Twenty-fourth Amendment

A) granted women the right to vote.
B) provided for the direct election of senators.
C) lowered the voting age to eighteen.
D) eliminated the last vestiges of the poll tax in federal elections.
E) none of the above.