Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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Statements (11)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_documents
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| gptkbp:aims_to |
prevent racial discrimination in voting
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| gptkbp:applies_to |
certain jurisdictions with a history of discrimination
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:requires |
preclearance for changes to voting laws
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| gptkbp:was_invalidated_by |
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
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| gptkbp:was_originally_enacted |
August 6, 1965
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