Voting Rights Act of 1970

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addresses gptkb:voter_registration
gptkb:voter_turnout
gptkbp:allows discrimination in voting
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:applies_to state elections
federal elections
gptkbp:effective_date November 1, 1970
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:has_expansion Voting Rights Act provisions
gptkbp:historical_significance expansion of voting rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voting Rights Act of 1970
gptkbp:includes 18-year-old voting age
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for protection of minority voters
gptkbp:influenced subsequent voting rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_associated_with political activism
election integrity debates
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for increasing voter participation
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_cited_in court cases regarding voting rights
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of enforcement mechanisms
some political commentators
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:media_coverage
gptkbp:is_documented_in government archives
gptkbp:is_examined_in political science research
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping modern voting rights policy
gptkbp:is_linked_to voter ID laws
subsequent amendments to voting laws
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some Southern politicians
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_history
gptkb:American_civil_rights_movement
U. S. civil rights law
U. S. legislative history
U. S. constitutional law
gptkbp:is_recognized_by historical societies
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical analyses
legislative history documents
textbooks on civil rights
gptkbp:is_related_to Equal Protection Clause
Voting Rights Act Amendments
gptkbp:is_studied_in law schools
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
bipartisan coalitions
gptkbp:related_to disenfranchisement
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_2006
gptkbp:requires bilingual voting materials
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3