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What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

It lowered the voting age to 18.
It banned voter discrimination.
It upheld public segregation.
It allowed existing Jim Crow laws to continue.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It banned voter discrimination — the Act outlawed practices like literacy tests and allowed federal oversight (preclearance) to stop discriminatory voting practices.