Question 1 • HVA 26-27 IM Contemporary World Problems A
Read this passage from the Voting Rights Act.No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting . . . shall be imposed or applied by any State . . . to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.–Voting Rights Act,1965
Answer
A
made it illegal to create voting laws that discriminated.
B
gave states the power to impose their own voting rules.
C
established a set of qualifications required for voters.
D
made it legal to impose a poll tax on all potential voters.
Explanation
The passage says states may not impose voting requirements that deny or limit a citizen’s right to vote because of race or color. This made it illegal to create or apply voting laws that discriminate, which is choice A.
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