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How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
It increased slightly.
B
It decreased slightly.
C
It increased significantly.
D
It decreased significantly.
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Compare the tables.How did congressional voting for civil rights laws change from 1957 to 1965?

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A
The majority of both parties shifted to oppose the law.
B
More House Democrats shifted from oppposing to favoring the law.
C
Most Senators from both parties shifted to oppose the law.
D
All Senate Republicans shifted to favor the law.
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Civil rights activists challenged Southern voting laws because they conflicted with

A
the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C
the Thirteenth Amendment.
D
the Declaration of Independence.
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Read the passage.The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction was signed by President Eisenhower in 1957. "No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate [for national office] . . . ." –Civil Rights Act of 1957Based on the passage, what inference can be made about why President Eisenhower supported the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

A
He wanted to protect the rights of minority voters.
B
He wanted to ensure that all people had the right to run for political office.
C
He wanted to stop voters from breaking the law.
D
He wanted to manipulate the election process so only certain candidates were elected.
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Refer to the table.According to the yes and no votes shown in the table, who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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A
members of the Republican Party
B
members of the Democrat Party and the Northern States
C
residents of Northern states and the Republican Party
D
residents of Southern states
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Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
John F. Kennedy
B
Martin Luther King Jr.
C
George Wallace
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
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The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

A
Rosa Parks.
B
Eugene Connor.
C
Lyndon B. Johnson.
D
George Wallace.
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The “I Have a Dream” speech referred to which historic American document?

A
the Magna Carta
B
the Voting Rights Act
C
the Declaration of Independence
D
the Twenty-fourth Amendment
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During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

A
protesters attacked onlookers with tear gas and hoses.
B
marchers were attacked by police as they crossed a bridge.
C
about 25,000 marchers were arrested.
D
marchers received the voting rights they sought.
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How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?

A
It required federal supervision.
B
It instituted new poll taxes.
C
It sponsored voter registration drives.
D
It required all citizens to vote.

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