Question

How did the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 affect voter registration rates in the United States in the decades that followed?
A. African American voter registration rates surpassed white registration rates.
B .African American voter registration rates equaled white registration rates.
C. African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates.
D. African American and white registration rates were not affected.

Answer 1

The main way in which the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 affected voter registration rates in the United States in the decades that followed was that "C. African American voter registration rates became lower than white registration rates," although they did increase from the previous level.