PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Creation of affirmative action policies
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Enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963
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Passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
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Ratification of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement is true regarding the Twenty-sixth amendment? The government mandated that all youth over 18 were granted the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fearing confusion as to who would be able to vote in the 1972 election, Congress quickly proposed and surprisingly passed a constitutional amendment permanently lowering the voting age to 18. Ratification of the amendment by the states was completed within four months-the fastest in ratification history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ratified on July 1, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended the right to vote to all Americans aged 18 and older by lowering the federal voting age from 21.