How Did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Transform Southern

question 23

Multiple Choice

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 transform southern politics?

• A) It empowered the federal government to intervene directly to enable African Americans to register and vote.
• B) It recalled every legislator and state and local official that had been elected by a white electorate.
• C) It gave the Supreme Court the power to nullify state elections in which blacks were deprived of their voting rights.
• D) It mandated a basic literacy test for voters of all races,not just blacks.

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