Question

How were literacy tests used to disenfranchise voters? (1 point)

• They disqualified people from registering to vote based on the administrator's interpretation of the person's answers.
• They prevented people from voting by charging fees to be able to take the test.
• They disqualified people from registering to vote by automatically failing Black people.
• They prevented people from voting as voters were not aware they had to prepare for the literacy tests.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The first option is correct: literacy tests were used to disenfranchise voters by disqualifying people from registering to vote based on the administrator's interpretation of the person's answers. These tests were subjective and often used to target and exclude certain groups, particularly African Americans, from exercising their right to vote. The other options also touch upon various tactics used to disenfranchise voters, but they are not specifically related to literacy tests.