Which of the following is synonymous with a device that allowed whites who had failed the literacy test to vote anyway by extending the franchise to anyone whose ancestors had voted prior to 1867.

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The grandfather clause allowed whites who had failed the literacy test to vote anyway by extending the franchise to anyone whose ancestors had voted prior to 1867. This was a way to disenfranchise African Americans who did not have the right to vote before 1867.

Which of the Following Is Synonymous with a Device That