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Read this passage from the Voting Rights Act.

No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting . . . shall be imposed or applied by any State . . . to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.
–Voting Rights Act,
1965
Based on the passage, the Voting Rights Act
A.made it illegal to create voting laws that discriminated.
B.gave states the power to impose their own voting rules.
C.established a set of qualifications required for voters.
D.made it legal to impose a poll tax on all potential voters.

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Read this passage from the Voting Rights Act.

No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting . . . shall be imposed or applied by any State . . . to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.

–Voting Rights Act,

1965

Based on the passage, the Voting Rights Act

made it illegal to create voting laws that discriminated.

gave states the power to impose their own voting rules.

established a set of qualifications required for voters.

made it legal to impose a poll tax on all potential voters.

Answer:

A. made it illegal to create voting laws that discriminated.

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