Which of the following forced state governments remove voting restrictions and allow african-americans to participate in the voting process? thirteenth  amendment civil rights act voting rights act nineteenth amendment

The correct answer is: "The Voting Rights Act".

The Voting Rights Act was enacted in 1965 as a federal regulation approved in order to effectively eliminate discrimination in voting due to racial reasons. To achieve this purpouse, the states had to remove laws which they had previously approved aiming to set barriers to prevent certain social sectors, specially black citizens, from exercising their constitutional right to vote.

Voting rights had already been guaranteed by Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the US Constitution. But these legally established rights were not taking place in practice,  due to the enactment of laws at the state level, such as the Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow Laws were issued to restrict access to vote by imposing requirements such as  literacy tests, poll taxes or property-ownership requirements

The voting rights act which was in acted in 1965.

Further explanation:

The voting rights act of 1965 was the landmark or legislation of federal government of USA, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting,  signed by Lyndon B Johnson whencivil rights movement were heightened. Later Congress amended it five times and expanded the protection, ensured  right to vote by  the racial minorities throughout the country specially in the south .According to US Department of Justice this act was considered as the most effective legislation on civil rights ever elected by the country. Section 2  prohibits  every local and state government from imposing any type of voting law that leads to discrimination against language or religious minorities. Some other provisions outlaw literacy laws. One provision provided bilingual ballots. In Shelby county versus holder case in 2013 US Supreme Court’s strike down coverage formula as unconstitutional. Initially, US Constitution determined voters as those people who are qualified for residents. After Civil War, three Reconstruction amendments were signed and limited the discretion. The 13th amendment prohibits slavery and 14th amendment grants the citizenship.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Political Science

Keywords: Prohibits racial discrimination, voting, Lyndon B. Johnson, civil rights movement, Shelby county versus holder case in 2013, unconstitutional, Reconstruction amendments.

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