Derick Rodriguez
Mr. Roethler
APGOPO
28 February 2017
Most Important Act
The most important act Congress has ever enacted is the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Created by President Lyndon Johnson, the act removed barriers that prevented blacks from voting in the South such as poll tax, literacy tests, and any other measures used before the enactment. It has helped transform the patterns of political power in the South.
Events that led to the development of the Act can be trailed back to the years shortly after the end to the Civil War. Following the war, the 14th and 15th amendments were permitted. The 14th Amendment presented citizenship to all people naturalized in the United States, even the former slaves, and gave citizens equal protection. …show more content…
It boosted the civil rights cause needed to move it swiftly along. Soon after the passage, federal examiners were conducting voter registrations, and the amount of registered black voters sharply increased. By 1966, only four out of the thirteen Southern states had less than fifty percent of black registered voters. By 1968, even Mississippi had fifty-nine percent of blacks registered. As time passed, fare more African Americans have been elected into public offices. Between 1965 and 1990, the number of black state legislators and members of Congress rose from two to one hundred and sixty. The act re-naturalized black southerners, helping elect blacks at all …show more content…
A new controversy has risen from the act today. This controversy is the qualification by certain states to have voters show a valid photo ID to vote. Advocates claim that it checks against any voter fraud. Those against the case say that such measures intrude on voter’s rights.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation enacted by the United States government in order to end discrimination for voting. The act implemented a nationwide prohibition against the refusal of any citizen’s right to vote. Since its passage, the act has gone through changes to include more minorities groups other than African Americans. Even though the act is not as powerful as it used to be about 50 years ago, it still gives blacks and other minorities a chance to vote in elections than it did before its
Mr. Roethler
APGOPO
28 February 2017
Most Important Act
The most important act Congress has ever enacted is the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Created by President Lyndon Johnson, the act removed barriers that prevented blacks from voting in the South such as poll tax, literacy tests, and any other measures used before the enactment. It has helped transform the patterns of political power in the South.
Events that led to the development of the Act can be trailed back to the years shortly after the end to the Civil War. Following the war, the 14th and 15th amendments were permitted. The 14th Amendment presented citizenship to all people naturalized in the United States, even the former slaves, and gave citizens equal protection. …show more content…
It boosted the civil rights cause needed to move it swiftly along. Soon after the passage, federal examiners were conducting voter registrations, and the amount of registered black voters sharply increased. By 1966, only four out of the thirteen Southern states had less than fifty percent of black registered voters. By 1968, even Mississippi had fifty-nine percent of blacks registered. As time passed, fare more African Americans have been elected into public offices. Between 1965 and 1990, the number of black state legislators and members of Congress rose from two to one hundred and sixty. The act re-naturalized black southerners, helping elect blacks at all …show more content…
A new controversy has risen from the act today. This controversy is the qualification by certain states to have voters show a valid photo ID to vote. Advocates claim that it checks against any voter fraud. Those against the case say that such measures intrude on voter’s rights.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation enacted by the United States government in order to end discrimination for voting. The act implemented a nationwide prohibition against the refusal of any citizen’s right to vote. Since its passage, the act has gone through changes to include more minorities groups other than African Americans. Even though the act is not as powerful as it used to be about 50 years ago, it still gives blacks and other minorities a chance to vote in elections than it did before its