The Right to Vote

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English
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8th Grade - University
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
2.
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3.
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Although the Voting Rights Act passed, state and local enforcement of the law was weak and it was often ignored outright, mainly in the South and in areas where the proportion of blacks in the population was high and their vote threatened the political status quo."
Based on the evidence in the text, what inference can you make about the reaction many southern states have had civil rights laws?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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"During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, voting rights activists in the South were subjected to various forms of mistreatment and violence. One event that outraged many Americans occurred on March 7, 1965, when peaceful participants in a voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery were back. Some protesters were severely beaten, and others ran for their lives."
Based on this evidence, what is the meaning of the phrase "subjected to" in this excerpt?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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_________ African American men were given the right to vote by the 15th Amendment, various discriminatory practices still prevented them from exercising this right.
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