Question

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made literacy tests

a. Mandatory
b. Affordable
c. Voluntary
d. Illegal

Answer 1

A. Mandatory

Step-by-step explanation:

It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

Answer 2

A. Mandatory

Step-by-step explanation:

It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. This “act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified.