VRA
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VRA is the common abbreviation for the landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 to prohibit racial discrimination in voting.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
voting rights law ⓘ |
| alsoImplements |
Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| amendedBy |
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
ⓘ
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 ⓘ Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local jurisdictions in the United States
ⓘ
states of the United States ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | landmark civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| commonAbbreviation | VRA ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
ⓘ
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enactedOn | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
federal courts of the United States
|
| fullName | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| hasLongTermEffect | federal oversight of certain state and local election laws (before Shelby County v. Holder) ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement in the United States
|
| impact |
increased voter registration and participation among racial minorities
ⓘ
invalidated many discriminatory voting laws and practices ⓘ |
| introducedInResponseTo | widespread disenfranchisement of Black voters in the American South ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| passedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| prohibits |
racial discrimination in voting
ⓘ
voting practices that deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race or color ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
to prohibit racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedCase |
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee
ⓘ
Shelby County v. Holder ⓘ South Carolina v. Katzenbach ⓘ |
| section2Description | general prohibition on voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race or color ⓘ |
| section5Description | preclearance requirement for certain jurisdictions before changing voting laws or practices ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil rights
ⓘ
election law ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | civil rights statute ⓘ |
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