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Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

Which of these made Jim Crow laws, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, illegal?

Answer
A
Civil Rights Act of 1964
B
Voting Rights Act of 1965
C
Thirteenth Amendment
D
Nineteenth Amendment

Explanation

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests and other barriers used to prevent Black Americans from voting. It made these Jim Crow voting restrictions illegal. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 addressed broader discrimination, but the Voting Rights Act specifically targeted voting barriers.

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