Why were the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary, given that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were enacted decades beforehand?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
Explain how the South had successfully avoided the promises of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments through various mechanisms including Jim Crow laws and literacy tests. Since it appeared that the South would never rescind these laws themselves, Congress stepped in to pass these two landmark pieces of legislation.
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When James I dissolved Parliament he was, in fact, sending them to debtor's prison
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The United States does not use referenda at the national level
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Civil rights organizations used the Voting Rights Act to challenge which of these types of elections in Texas?
A) Single-member district B) At-large-by-place municipal elections C) At-large-by zone elections D) At-large-by ward elections E) None of the above
In addition to education, one path to gain the skills needed to become politically active is
A. participation in leadership roles in one's church. B. through activities in a labor union. C. family wealth. D. All of these are correct: activities in a labor union, participation in church leadership roles, and family wealth. E. None of these answers is correct.