Is it true that black people in america right too vote still has to be approved by congress?

Answer 1

The Voting Rights Act, originally signed in 1965, has to be periodically renewed. It outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests or pay a poll tax to qualify to register to vote, and it provided for federal registration of voters — instead of state or local voter registration which had often been denied to minorities and poor voters — in areas that had less than 50% of eligible minority voters registered. The act also provided for Department of Justice oversight to registration, and the Department's approval for any change in voting law in districts whose populations were at least 5% Black.

It was renewed in 2006.

Answer 2

No. The voting rights act made it that a number of states (mostly southern) are required to have Congress approve any changes to their voting rules. Most states can change them as they see fit. But after the Civil War, some states enacted Jim Crow legislation to keep blacks (and poor whites) from voting. So, Congress passed a law stating that they would tell these states what rules they are allowed to have for voting.
The law was recently renewed, and many people were claiming that if it wasn't, those states would enact legislation to prevent blacks from voting. But it was just a beating drum for a certain segment of politicians who like to cry racism.

Answer 3

African American's got the vote by an admendement to the Bill of Rights in 1865. True, many people, including U.S. presidents, tried to stop them from voting for a very long time in many places, through poll taxes, grandfather laws, and literacy tests. However, African-Americans are offically approved to vote.

Answer 4

No that is not true you register to vote just like the other people.
that never was a law. Civil rights gives the African American the same rights as any citizen of America

Answer 5

No. The voting rights act of 1965 assured that blacks would have the right to vote. It was renewed in 2006. Personally, I believe we should make this act applicable in perpetuity so that renewal is unnecessary.

Answer 6

You ignored the country who grow to be the 1st to furnish help, including troops, to US movements in Afghanistan and Iraq, whose inhabitants shows a ninety 8% approval score for the U. S. (the utmost in the international), and whose voters have suffered assaults from Islamic extremists as a reult of its help. On any checklist of world places who've been our buddy in bothered circumstances, Denmark would desire to come first.

Answer 7

They can vote as long as they are registered, 18 years or older and have not commited a felony. Just like everyone else.

Answer 8

No, just the democrats have to approve who they vote for!

Answer 9

Umm No

Answer 10

no they have to be approved by whyte ppl instead LOL