Voting Rights Act 1965

Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African-American voters faced this, especially in the American South.

• helpfulness

• sadness

• suppression

• conviction

What does the word SUFFRAGE mean?

• The right to drink

• The right to vote

• The right to suffer

• The right to speak your mind.

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

• the right to vote

• the process to amend the Constitution

• suffering

What could be an effect of voter ID laws and/or voter suppression in states across the U.S.?

• More people will register to vote and participate on Election Day.

• Less people will be able to vote, which could affect the outcome of an election.

• There won't be any positive or negative effects on any elections.

• People's needs and wants will be more represented.

Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• Roe Vs. Wade

Removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting -

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Voting Rights Act of 1865

• Votings Rights Act of 1982

Which act was passed in 1965 to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Fair Housing Act

• Equal Pay Act

When the Voting Rights Act passed, all American citizens had the right to vote protected regardless of race, gender, etc. What year was this law passed?

• 1965

• 1964

• 1870

• 1776

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited ________.

• any barriers to voting such as literacy tests and poll taxes

• the government to conduct surveillance of polling sites

• voters from seeing early drafts of ballot cards

• poll workers from handing out reference materials to help voters read their ballots

This law made it illegal to prevent citizens from voting because of their race or ethnicity.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Supreme Court Ruling of 1955

• Civil Rights Act 1970

• Segregation Act of 1980