Why was the Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary? Select the two correct answers.
(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.
Each citizen must be able to participate in government.
Each citizen must have equal voting power in federal elections.
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
individual rights
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