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.
In just over four months, Congress passed the bill. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 abolished literacy tests and poll taxes designed to disenfranchise African American voters, and gave the federal government the authority to take over voter registration in counties with a pattern of persistent discrimination.