What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

To establish mail-in voting for all federal elections

To grant women the right to vote

To eliminate discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests

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01The Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968, prohibited discrimination in which sector?
02The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of what?
03Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote?
04The landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) declared what practice unconstitutional in public schools?
05Which constitutional amendment's 'Equal Protection Clause' provided the legal foundation for many civil rights court cases, including Brown v. Board?
06The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of what as a voting prerequisite in federal elections?
07The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia struck down all state laws that banned what?
08What was the primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
09Which comprehensive 1964 law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
10Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of what in any federally funded education program?