Question

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ______. a. was initiated by the Texas state government, not the U.S. federal government. b. eliminated the use of the white primary. c. eliminated the use of the poll tax. d. was initiated by the U.S. federal government, not the Texas state government.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. was initiated by the U.S. federal government, not the Texas state government.

Explanation:

The Electoral Rights Act of 1965 prohibits discriminatory electoral practices that deprive of the right to vote. The Law was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, president of the United States (1963-1969). The objective of the Voting Rights Act was to prohibit discrimination that many states practiced in relation to the voting of Afro-Americans.