was there a result test?
Yes
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The constitutionality of Section 2, which contains a general prohibition on discriminatory voting laws, has not been definitively explained by the Supreme Court. As amended in 1982, Section 2 prohibits any voting practice that has a discriminatory effect, irrespective of whether the practice was enacted or is administered for the purpose of discriminating. This "results test" contrasts with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, both of which directly prohibit only purposeful discrimination. Given this disparity, whether the Supreme Court would uphold the constitutionality of Section 2 as appropriate legislation passed to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and under what rationale, remains unclear.
when did congress pass the voting rights act August 6, 1965 what were the amendments? Liberalized the bailout procedure in 1982 by allowing jurisdictions to escape coverage by complying with the act and affirmatively acting to expand minority political participation and provisions? It contains two types of provisions: "general provisions" and "special provisions" who was the president at the time? Lyndon B. Johnson name a few features of the 1st provision Section 2 prohibits every state and local government from imposing any voting law that results in discrimination against racial or language minorities and the second Section 5 preclearance requirement what was the middle name of the president you just mentioned? Baines what was the senate's role in the act? The act was jointly sponsored by Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader was there any formula used? Yes, a "coverage formula" in how many languages were the requirements? Under Section 203(d), a jurisdiction may "bail out" of Section 203(c) coverage by proving in federal court that no language minority group within the jurisdiction has an English illiteracy rate that is higher than the national illiteracy rate who were the examiners? Federal examiners had the authority to register voters, examine voter registration applications, and maintain voter rolls what impact did it have? The law immediately decreased racial discrimination in voting who were the observers? Federal observers are tasked with observing poll worker and voter conduct at polling places and observing election officials tabulate the ballots what were the eligibility provisions? Section 4(e) prohibits jurisdictions from administering literacy tests to citizens who attain a sixth-grade education in an American school
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 [SEP] Section 2 results test
The constitutionality of Section 2, which contains a general prohibition on discriminatory voting laws, has not been definitively explained by the Supreme Court. As amended in 1982, Section 2 prohibits any voting practice that has a discriminatory effect, irrespective of whether the practice was enacted or is administered for the purpose of discriminating. This "results test" contrasts with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, both of which directly prohibit only purposeful discrimination. Given this disparity, whether the Supreme Court would uphold the constitutionality of Section 2 as appropriate legislation passed to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and under what rationale, remains unclear.