The Voting Rights Act of 1982

question 56

Multiple Choice

The Voting Rights Act of 1982

• A)insisted that minorities be able to "elect representatives of their choice."
• B)upheld states' practices of racial gerrymandering to increase the numbers of racial minorities elected to office.
• C)required that the redrawing of district boundaries avoid discriminatory intent but not necessarily discriminatory results.
• D)required that the redrawing of district boundaries avoid both discriminatory intent and results.
• E)ruled that district lines could not be redrawn.

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