Definitions for cathexiskÉËÎ¸Ék sÉªs; -ËÎ¸Ék siz. cathexis, charge(noun) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object. Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was designed to address these issues. It prohibits discrimination based on race, and requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual assistance to language minority voters.
The Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson exactly 48 years ago Tuesday, is widely credited with transforming the demographics of political representation in America. When the law was passed, five members of the U.S. Congress were black.