Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968
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The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 were federal legislative changes that expanded and refined the protections of the original 1965 Voting Rights Act, further addressing racial discrimination in voting practices in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 Context triple: [Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, relatedTo, Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968]
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967
The Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 were U.S. federal legislation that expanded and modified President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty programs created under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 Target entity description: The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 were federal legislative changes that expanded and refined the protections of the original 1965 Voting Rights Act, further addressing racial discrimination in voting practices in the United States.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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B.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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E.
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967
The Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 were U.S. federal legislation that expanded and modified President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty programs created under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
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Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| addresses |
discriminatory election practices
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racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| aimedAtProtecting |
African American voters
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other minority voters ⓘ racial minorities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local governments in the United States
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state governments in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| basedOn | authority of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| follows | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to address discriminatory voting practices in the United States
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to expand protections against racial discrimination in voting ⓘ to refine and strengthen enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
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voting rights law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
expanded scope of protections under the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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strengthened federal mechanisms to combat discriminatory voting practices ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Voting Rights Act reauthorizations
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surface form:
Voting Rights Act legislation
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| regulates |
election administration practices
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voting procedures ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 ⓘ Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the civil rights movement
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legal scholarship on voting rights ⓘ |
| topic |
federal oversight of state and local election practices
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protection of minority voting rights ⓘ |
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Subject: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 Description of subject: The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1968 were federal legislative changes that expanded and refined the protections of the original 1965 Voting Rights Act, further addressing racial discrimination in voting practices in the United States.
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