Why did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 increase turnout of Black voters in the US?

Question 18 options:

it mandated that at least one Black candidate be represented in every election


all of these


banned discriminatory voting restrictions


forced at least 1/3 of the Black community to vote or else they would be arrested

Respuesta :

banned discriminatory voting restrictions

The correct answer is it banned discriminatory voting restrictions.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did several things to ensure that black voters had the opportunity to participate in elections including:

1) Outlawing of literacy tests.

2) Outlawed poll taxes.

Along with this, the Voting Rights Act ensured that the federal government would monitor voting practives, especially in the Southern states, to make sure that blacks were not prevented from voting for any reason.