Question

8. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

a. It allowed 18-year-olds in all states to vote.

b. It protected civil rights in polling places.

C. It allowed people to vote in U.S. territories.

d. It banned the payment of taxes in order to vote.
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Answer- B. It protected civil rights in polling places.

Explaination(via the photo)- We can see that voting would an unfair toll on lower income families and People Of Color (mostly black), because high levels of testing were required to vote and at this time many poor and Black families were not able to access high levels of education, this Act was put in place to ensure that all could vote, and high level tests were not needed and would not discriminate against people.

Which concludes our answer b. It protected civil rights in polling places.

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