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Masja [62]
4 years ago
9

Name three specific consequences caused by the passage of the voting rights act.

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2 answers:
kenny6666 [7]4 years ago
5 0

Answering the question, the three specific consequences caused by the passage of the voting right acts are as follows:

  1. The passage of the voting right act made it illegal for state government and the congress to enact any voting law that is based on race
  2. The passage of the voting right act compelled the Federal government to watch over some of the states where some measures or obstacles were formerly introduced to prevent African Americans from taking part in elections.
  3. The passage of the bill also accorded the attorney general, the authority to probe any states that fail to obey the court order, especially states where the obstacles still existed
<h2>Further Explanation</h2>

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Bill Johnson signed the voting right act into law. The main reason this act was signed into to overcome some of the legal barriers put in place in some states and local levels that blocked African Americans from voting.

Some of the barriers that prevented African American from taking part in elections include:

  • Poll taxes
  • Literacy tests
  • Grandfather clauses

However, the voting right act of 1965 was enacted to put an end to discrimination and allow African Americans to exercise their voting rights.

LEARN MORE:

  • Who signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act into law?  brainly.com/question/12236623
  • Which 1965 act prohibited election practices that deny the right to vote based on race, including racial gerrymandering brainly.com/question/1493887

KEYWORDS:

  • poll taxes
  • literacy tests
  • voting right act
  • United States
  • 1965
  • president Lyndon
DaniilM [7]4 years ago
4 0

Answer:

1) Literacy tests were deemed illegal.

2) The federal government would watch over states where obstacles were used to prevent African Americans from voting in the past.

3)The Attorney General could investigate any state or local election who were still trying to use poll taxes.

Explanation:

Literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were all obstacles to African Americans voting in local, state, and national elections. These obstacles were implemented during the late 19th century to target black voters. With the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the goal was to ensure that blacks had equal opportunity to vote. This is why the federal government increased their power and oversight to ensure these citizens had the right to vote.

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