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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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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 1960s, a federal civil rights act became necessary because

A
the president did not support civil rights.
B
it was the only way to end Jim Crow laws.
C
Northern states had passed different civil rights laws.
D
Southern states had ended discrimination.
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A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was that

A
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
B
as African American registration increased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
C
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected increased.
D
as African American registration decreased, the number of African Americans elected decreased.
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Which event occurred in August of 1963?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act
B
the Selma voting rights marches
C
the March on Washington
D
the passage of the Voting Rights Act
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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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