Question 5 • CCS CR - Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy (Fall 2026)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting and gave the federal government tools to enforce that protection. It did not lower the voting age to 18; that change came with the 26th Amendment in 1971. The correct choice is “It banned voter discrimination.”
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