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Extending Voting Rights — Quiz

Question 8 • Civics and Government

The Voting Rights Act ended

Answer
A
literacy tests.
B
voter segregation.
C
poll taxes.
D
gender discrimination.

Explanation

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests and other practices used to prevent people from voting because of their race. Poll taxes were addressed separately by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and a later Supreme Court decision. So the correct choice is literacy tests.

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