)The excerpt below comes from the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

"Congress hereby declares that to secure the rights under the fourteenth amendment of persons educated in American-flag schools in which the predominant classroom language was other than English, it is necessary to prohibit the States from conditioning the right to vote of such persons on ability to read, write, understand, or interpret any matter in the English language."

Source: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=100&page=transcript

Which statement summarizes this segment of the act?

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)The excerpt below comes from the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

"Congress hereby declares that to secure the rights under the fourteenth amendment of persons educated in American-flag schools in which the predominant classroom language was other than English, it is necessary to prohibit the States from conditioning the right to vote of such persons on ability to read, write, understand, or interpret any matter in the English language."

Source: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=100&page=transcript

Which statement summarizes this segment of the act?

zachnovo15 · Answer

It is not necessary to read or write English to be able to vote.
 It is necessary to have completed school to be able to vote.
 People who are not American citizens can vote in U.S. elections.
 States can prohibit people who cannot read or write from voting.

zachnovo15 · Answer

Those are the answers. I'm between A and B.

anonymousasker · Answer

Well, by completing school one would probably learn how to read and write, yes? So A and B are polar opposite answers. The Voting Rights Act made voting MORE accessible to all people, so what do you think your answer is?