Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a federal provision that protects the voting rights of certain language minorities, particularly Puerto Rican–educated U.S. citizens, by prohibiting states from denying them the right to vote based on English literacy requirements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Context triple: [Katzenbach v. Morgan, relatedStatute, Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965]
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Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a “bail-in” provision that allows federal courts to place jurisdictions with proven intentional voting discrimination under preclearance requirements for changes to their election laws.
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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a key provision that required certain jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting to obtain federal approval, or “preclearance,” before changing their voting laws or practices.
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Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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Section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that was challenged but ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in South Carolina v. Katzenbach as a valid exercise of Congress’s power to enforce voting rights protections.
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Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that established federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes, forming part of the Act’s broader framework to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Target entity description: Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a federal provision that protects the voting rights of certain language minorities, particularly Puerto Rican–educated U.S. citizens, by prohibiting states from denying them the right to vote based on English literacy requirements.
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A.
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a “bail-in” provision that allows federal courts to place jurisdictions with proven intentional voting discrimination under preclearance requirements for changes to their election laws.
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B.
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a key provision that required certain jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting to obtain federal approval, or “preclearance,” before changing their voting laws or practices.
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C.
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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D.
Section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 10 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that was challenged but ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in South Carolina v. Katzenbach as a valid exercise of Congress’s power to enforce voting rights protections.
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E.
Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that established federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes, forming part of the Act’s broader framework to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal voting rights protection
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statutory provision ⓘ |
| aimsTo | eliminate barriers to the franchise for certain non–English-proficient citizens ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
political subdivisions
ⓘ
states ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fourteenth Amendment enforcement power ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 52 U.S.C. § 10303(e) ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverageCriterion |
U.S. citizens educated in American-flag schools in which the predominant classroom language was not English
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completion of at least the sixth grade in a non-English American-flag school ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
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surface form:
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ
surface form:
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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| effect |
expands access to the ballot for certain non-English-speaking citizens
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invalidates state English literacy requirements as applied to covered voters ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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federal courts ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
enacted during the civil rights movement
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responded to discrimination against Puerto Rican voters in New York and other states ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageFocus | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
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election law ⓘ |
| notableBeneficiaryGroup |
Puerto Rican–educated U.S. citizens residing in the continental United States
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Spanish-speaking voters educated in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| partOf | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| policyGoal | to prevent states from conditioning the right to vote on English literacy for certain citizens ⓘ |
| previousCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1973b(e) ⓘ |
| prohibits |
denial of the right to vote based on English literacy
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use of English literacy tests against covered voters ⓘ |
| protects |
Puerto Rican–educated U.S. citizens
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language minorities ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure that certain language minorities can vote regardless of English proficiency ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Katzenbach v. Morgan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
federal prohibition on literacy tests in voting
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language minority voting rights protections in the United States ⓘ |
| rightsGuaranteed |
right to cast a ballot without English literacy tests for covered individuals
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right to register to vote without English literacy tests for covered individuals ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDecisionYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| targetsDiscriminationType |
English literacy requirements for voting
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language-based discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| typeOfRestrictionAddressed | literacy tests ⓘ |
| upheldIn | Katzenbach v. Morgan ⓘ |
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Subject: Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Description of subject: Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a federal provision that protects the voting rights of certain language minorities, particularly Puerto Rican–educated U.S. citizens, by prohibiting states from denying them the right to vote based on English literacy requirements.
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