What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

To grant women the right to vote

To eliminate discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests

To establish mail-in voting for all federal elections

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01The landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) declared what practice unconstitutional in public schools?
02Which comprehensive 1964 law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
03What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
04Which constitutional amendment's 'Equal Protection Clause' provided the legal foundation for many civil rights court cases, including Brown v. Board?
05The Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968, prohibited discrimination in which sector?
06Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of what in any federally funded education program?
07The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia struck down all state laws that banned what?
08Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote?
09The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of what?
10The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of what as a voting prerequisite in federal elections?