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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amended_by
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1982 amendments
1992 amendments
2006 amendments
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gptkbp:amends
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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1975-08-06
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1975-08-06
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Vietnam War era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Voting Rights Act of 1975
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gptkbp:impact
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increased voter registration among minorities
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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bilingual voting materials
special provisions for jurisdictions with language minority populations
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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some state governments
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
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gptkbp:purpose
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protection of voting rights for language minority groups
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:significance
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expansion of voting rights
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:John_Conyers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Warren_Harding
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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