The government asserted that the law was related to interstate commerce because guns in school led to gun violence. ... U.S. v. Lopez is a particularly significant case because it marked the first time in half a century that the Court held Congress had overstepped its power under the Commerce Clause.
Answer:
- companies offered higher salaries and benefits
- more service industry Jobs became available
Explanation:
The 1950s were a period of growth in American business as the American economy boomed from the increased government expenditure from the second world war.
Companies were able to offer employees higher salaries and benefits and more service industry jobs became available. This enabled an increase in the standard of living of the average American.
d. improve voting rights in the South.
The Civil Rights Act address the issue of discrimination however, voting restrictions were still an issue in the South.
Voting restrictions included literacy tests and poll taxes which limited the ability of blacks to vote in the South. Civil rights activists fought to have a law passed which would outlaw the practice of using voting restrictions. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 which stated state and local level barriers to voting must be removed.