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The Two Key Laws — Must Know!

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This key facts covers The Two Key Laws — Must Know! within Voting Rights for GCSE History. Revise Voting Rights in America 1920-1973 for GCSE History with 10 exam-style questions and 4 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 4 of 14 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

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Section 4 of 14

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📜 The Two Key Laws — Must Know!

Civil Rights Act (1964)

  • Banned discrimination in public places (restaurants, hotels, theatres)
  • Made job discrimination based on race illegal
  • Allowed federal government to enforce desegregation
  • Created Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    • Voting Rights Act (1965)

  • Banned literacy tests for voting
  • Federal officials could register voters in the South
  • Dramatic impact: Black voter registration jumped from 7% to 67% in Mississippi
  • Result of Selma campaign and "Bloody Sunday"

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    The Voting Rights Act — What It Did and Why It MatteredSelma & "Bloody Sunday" (March 1965)Setting the Scene: Edmund Pettus Bridge, March 7, 1965Selma — Why Here, Why Now?

    Practice Questions for Voting Rights

    What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ban in order to increase Black voter registration in the South?

    • A. Poll taxes on all voters
    • B. Literacy tests used to prevent Black citizens from registering to vote
    • C. Segregation in all public places
    • D. Employment discrimination based on race
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    On 7 March 1965, Civil Rights marchers were attacked by state troopers on a bridge in Selma, Alabama. What is this event known as?

    • A. Black Thursday
    • B. The Freedom Ride
    • C. Bloody Sunday
    • D. The Children's Crusade
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    Civil Rights Act 1964 — key provisions?
    Banned discrimination in public places + employment; federal enforcement power
    What did the 24th Amendment (1964) do?
    Abolished poll taxes in federal elections — removed one key barrier to Black voting; Voting Rights Act (1965) went further with literacy tests and federal registrars

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