Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal provision
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
prevent racial discrimination in voting
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
certain jurisdictions with a history of discrimination
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
1965 |
| gptkbp:hasExhibition |
several times since its enactment
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| gptkbp:hasTheme |
increased voter registration among minorities
various states and jurisdictions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
civil rights movement
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:isActiveIn |
historical context studies
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| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
preclearance process
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| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
state legislatures
Supreme_Court_cases |
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
political discourse
court cases regarding voting rights |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
advocacy groups
a landmark piece of legislation |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
ensuring fair elections
being outdated |
| gptkbp:isDesignedFor |
eliminate voting barriers
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| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
media coverage
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| gptkbp:isDividedInto |
protect minority voting rights
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| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
legal analysts
legal scholarship |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
historical voting practices
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| gptkbp:isLinkedTo |
voter suppression issues
historical injustices in voting |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
federal oversight of elections
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| gptkbp:isMaintainedBy |
Shelby_County_v._Holder_(2013)
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| gptkbp:isMonitoredBy |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
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| gptkbp:isOrganizedBy |
certain political groups
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| gptkbp:isPartOf |
American_legal_history
U.S._federal_law U.S._civil_rights_legislation the_broader_Voting_Rights_Act_framework |
| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
legislative debates
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| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
gptkb:Section_2_of_the_Voting_Rights_Act
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| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
judicial review
political scrutiny |
| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
civil rights organizations
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| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
a benchmark for voting rights
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| gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
political science research
judicial opinions |
| gptkbp:related_to |
Voting_Rights_Act_amendments
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| gptkbp:requires |
preclearance for changes to voting laws
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