Question

complete the text with the correct foreign expression. in 1965, president lyndon b. johnson signed the voting rights act, which guaranteed african americans the right to vote. nevertheless, the law was ignored or feebly enforced in some areas, especially where african americans represented a majority of the population and their votes jeopardized the political ______. status quo nom de plume

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The sentence is about the political situation when African Americans' votes might disrupt it. "status quo" means the existing state of affairs, which fits here as it refers to the political order. "nom de plume" is a pen name, irrelevant to political context.

Answer:

status quo