The Voting Rights Act of 1965 resulted in which of the following?

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting. It prohibited voter discrimination (A), outlawed literacy tests (B), gave the federal government the power to oversee voter registration in areas where tests had been used to disenfranchise African Americans (C), and significantly increased voter participation in those states, with some states seeing increases of over 300% (D). Therefore, all of these statements (E) are correct outcomes of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Resulted in Which of the Following