Question

question 1-2
what was the purpose of the voting rights act of 1965?
to eliminate literacy tests and other barriers to minority voting
to guarantee women the right to vote in national elections
to allow residents of washington, d.c., to vote in presidential elections
to expand voting rights by lowering the voting age to 18

Explanation:

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was specifically enacted to dismantle discriminatory voting barriers, like literacy tests, that disenfranchised Black and other minority voters. The other options correspond to different voting rights reforms: women's suffrage came from the 19th Amendment, DC presidential voting from the 23rd Amendment, and the 18-year-old voting age from the 26th Amendment.

Answer:

To eliminate literacy tests and other barriers to minority voting