Question

literacy tests were banned by
the fifteenth amendment.
the twenty - fourth amendment.
the civil rights act of 1964.
the voting rights act of 1965.

Explanation:

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited voting discrimination based on race but did not ban literacy tests. The Twenty-fourth Amendment ended poll taxes, not literacy tests. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 focused on broader civil rights access but did not target voting literacy tests. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 specifically outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices that were used to disenfranchise Black voters.

Answer:

D. the Voting Rights Act of 1965.