Extending Voting Rights

Question 1

The Civil Rights Act expanded

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the federal government’s power.

Question 2

The Voting Rights Act ended

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literacy tests.

Question 3

Which of the following did the Civil Rights Act accomplish?

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It ended public segregation.

Question 4

Which government agency analyzed data to ensure African-Americans were receiving fair treatment at the polls?

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Census Bureau

Question 5

When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

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1965

Question 6

most

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African American males of voting age

Question 7

Read the following scenario.Jacob Smith is an African American man in his fifties. He heads to a local restaurant for dinner and is told by the hostess that he is going to have to sit on "that side” of the establishment, as she gestures to a part of the restaurant where only other African Americans are sitting. Mr. Smith feels offended and leaves the restaurant.Based on passage of the Civil Rights Act, what is Mr. Smith’s best recourse?

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contacting the US Justice Department about filing a potential discrimination lawsuit

Question 8

The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed a person’s right to vote regardless of

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race.

Question 9

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

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Nineteenth

Question 10

Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

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Twenty-sixth Amendment

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