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Political Power, Political Inequality — Quiz

Question 4 • Ethnic Studies Edge IC

What was an immediate impact of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Answer
A
Chinese Americans could finally become citizens and vote.
B
A quarter of a million new Black voters registered to vote.
C
Black Americans were voted into federal offices for the first time.
D
Residents in Washington, DC, could vote for the president.

Explanation

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited discriminatory practices such as literacy tests and authorized federal oversight of voter registration in places with a history of discrimination. An immediate result was that about a quarter of a million Black Americans registered to vote. The act did not grant Chinese Americans citizenship, and the other choices describe different developments.

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