Question

In Shelby County v. Holder, the _(1)_ was weakened when it was decided that the _(2)_ no longer had to validate a state's redistricting plan if the state had a history of racial discrimination.

1) Voting Rights Act
2) Senate
3) Civil Rights Act
4) president
5) Department of Justice
6) Eighteenth Amendment

Answer 1

In Shelby County v. Holder, the Voting Rights Act was weakened when it was decided that the Department of Justice no longer had to validate a state's redistricting plan if the state had a history of racial discrimination.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case Shelby County v. Holder, the Voting Rights Act was weakened when it was decided that the Department of Justice no longer had to validate a state's redistricting plan if the state had a history of racial discrimination.