The Primary Purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

question 13

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to _______________________.

• A) remove legal barriers to voter participation, including literacy tests and property requirements
• B) require African Americans to prove that they are descendants of slaves before being allowed to register to vote
• C) make all elections a function of the federal government instead of the states
• D) ensure an African American senator from every state within 50 years
• E) reinstate the racial restrictions on voter registration, especially in southern states

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Definitions:

Relative Acidities

A comparison of the acid strengths of different substances.

pKa

A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution, being the negative log of the acid dissociation constant (Ka).

Tropylium Ion

A positively charged ion (cyclic cation) with the formula C7H7+, known for its aromatic stability.

Planar Molecule

A planar molecule is a molecule in which all atoms reside in the same geometric plane, often associated with molecules containing double bonds that lead to a flat molecular geometry.