Question

Why was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses

Each citizen must be ruled by the same laws.
Each citizen must be ruled by the same laws.

Each citizen must be able to participate in government.
Each citizen must be able to participate in government.

Each citizen must have the protections of the Bill of Rights.
Each citizen must have the protections of the Bill of Rights.

Each citizen must have equal voting power in federal elections.
Each citizen must have equal voting power in federal elections.

Each citizen must complete a test or pay a tax to be registered to vote.

Answer 1

Question
Which condition enabled the virtual enslavement of Asian Americans in the late 19th century?
(1 point)
Responses

segregation under the separate but equal doctrine
segregation under the separate but equal doctrine

inability to apply the 13th Amendment in certain states
inability to apply the 13th Amendment in certain states

distinctions between the rights of citizens and non-citizens
distinctions between the rights of citizens and non-citizens

refusal of the government to protect Asian Americans from their employers

Answer 2

What value in American identity is most fundamental to the U.S. political system?
(1 point)
Responses

individual rights
individual rights

social conformity
social conformity

national security
national security

freedom from rule

Answer 3

Which condition enabled the virtual enslavement of Asian Americans in the late 19th century?
(1 point)
Responses

segregation under the separate but equal doctrine
segregation under the separate but equal doctrine

inability to apply the 13th Amendment in certain states
inability to apply the 13th Amendment in certain states

distinctions between the rights of citizens and non-citizens
distinctions between the rights of citizens and non-citizens

refusal of the government to protect Asian Americans from their employers

Answer 4

What value in American identity is most fundamental to the U.S. political system?
(1 point)
Responses

individual rights
individual rights

social conformity
social conformity

national security
national security

freedom from rule

Answer 5

- Each citizen must be able to participate in government.
- Each citizen must have equal voting power in federal elections.

Answer 6

refusal of the government to protect Asian Americans from their employers

Answer 7

individual rights