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.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish? Banned the use of different voter registration standards, prohibited discrimination in public facilities (end of Plessy v. Ferguson), allowed the withholding of federal funds of public places practicing discrimination, banned discrimination on the base of sex, race, religion, or national origin.