The US Department of Justice Was Unable to Investigate Georgia's Changes

question 15

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Department of Justice was unable to investigate Georgia's changes to voting procedures that greatly reduced the number of polling sites in 2018 because

• A) the Tenth Amendment gives it the power to do so.
• B) the federal government always has jurisdiction over state laws.
• C) state governments get their legitimacy from the national government.
• D) the Supreme Court struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which required preclearance for states that had disenfranchised Blacks.

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