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When was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 effective?
July 2nd, 1964
Which president proposed the legislation in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
When was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 effective?
August 6th, 1965
How many times was this law amended?
5
Define amendment
An amendment is a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation or other.
Who signed this law?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Who opposed the legislation?
A filibuster in the senate
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This act enforced the fifteenth amendment of the constitution, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
How did southern states limit voting rights of African Americans?
There were laws in place that made it so only the educated and wealthy could vote.
Filibuster?
A complex political procedure
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It was an act for people of different race, gender and national origin to be treated equally.
Who enacted this law?
The 88th U.S. Congress
How many new black voters did this law get to register?
A quarter on a million
Who did the Voting Rights Act give authority to oversee elections in states with possible discrimination?
It gave the Department of Justice the authority to oversee elections.
What was Bloody Sunday?
Bloody Sunday was a massacre taking place on January 30th, 1972, stopping the non-violent protest, the Selma March.
What title was amended?
42 Public Health and Welfare
What president declared that legislative action was imperative on June 19, 1963
John F. Kennedy
What senate majority leader, and minority leader sponsored the Voting Rights Law of 1965?
Mike Marshfield and Everett Dirksen
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Gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering is the action of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class.
What was the final vote in the House of Representatives?
290 to 130
What was the final vote for the senate?
73 to 27
1970, 1975, 1982, 1992, and 2006
What was the affect of the Selma protests on the Voting Rights Act ?
The Selma protests highlighted the affect of systematic denial on African Americans, pressuring Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Codification?
Codification is the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.