In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law. It prohibited state and local governments from implementing laws that placed undue hardship on people of color-especially black people-in the voting process. Some examples of these laws include the implementation of literacy tests or the requirement of a state identification card either during voter registration or at the polls themselves. The Voting Rights Act therefore decreased the state's ____________.
A) use of physiognomy
B) empiricism
C) biopower
D) dependence on biometrics

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The Voting Rights Act decreased the state's use of biopower, which refers to the ability of the state to exert control over people's bodies and behavior. By prohibiting laws that placed undue hardship on people of color in the voting process, the act reduced the state's ability to exercise control over their ability to participate in the political process. The other answer choices are not relevant to the topic of the Voting Rights Act.

In 1965, the Voting Rights Act Was Signed into Law