What was the name of the policy that prohibited voter discrimination,outlawed literacy tests,and gave the federal government power to oversee voter registration?

A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965
C) the Southern Strategy
D) the Moynihan Report

Voting Rights Act Of 1965

A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

Literacy Tests

Historically used in the United States as a method to disenfranchise voters, particularly African Americans, by requiring them to pass reading and writing tests before being allowed to vote.

Voter Registration

The process by which eligible citizens enroll or sign up to be able to participate in electing their government officials.