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Voting Rights Act of 1965 as Amended.

Explains the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and subsequent amendments, allowing Federal intervention in State and local elections to protect the voting rights of minorities. Examines the results of implementation, and presents pro and con arguments on related issues.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1984.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Civil rights.
Elections.
Federal government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Explains the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and subsequent amendments, allowing Federal intervention in State and local elections to protect the voting rights of minorities. Examines the results of implementation, and presents pro and con arguments on related issues.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.