After the 1965 Voting Rights Act That Made Certain Voter

question 82

Multiple Choice

After the 1965 Voting Rights Act that made certain voter suppression policies illegal, Mississippi prevented the election of black candidates to Congress through this strategy, one commonly used by states to dilute the voting strength of groups:

• A) literacy tests.
• B) barring most minority voters from polling places.
• C) the mandating of poll taxes.
• D) gerrymandering to prevent the election of black candidates to Congress.

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