The 1965 Voting Rights Act

question 58

Multiple Choice

The 1965 Voting Rights Act

• A)authorized the federal government to register voters in states that discriminated against minority citizens.
• B)required that all citizens show a government-issued identification before voting.
• C)granted 18-year-olds the right to vote in federal elections.
• D)established the direct election of U.S.senators.

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