Which voting barrier did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
Literacy tests
The answer was Literacy tests. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote.
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- Secret ballots - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Literacy tests - correct answer.
- Voter registration - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Residency requirements - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Literacy tests is the one to remember. The Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote. President Lyndon B.
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