USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S

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“No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.”-Section 2, Voting Rights Act of 1965 The specific goal stated in this section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to
A
expand the use of property qualifications (
B
establish voter qualifications such as literacy tests
C
stop fraudulent voting in large cities
D
remove barriers to voting based on racial background
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2. No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.

Detailed explanation-2: -To vote in a presidential election today, you must be 18 years old and a United States citizen. Each state has its own requirements. Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution provides that “Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations” governing elections.

Detailed explanation-3: -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 race, color, or previous condition of ser-vitude. SECTION 2.

Detailed explanation-4: -52 USC 10301: Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in one of the language minority groups identified in Section 4(f)(2) of the Act.

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