The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting by protecting voting rights. It banned poll taxes and literacy tests and required states with historians of Jim Crow discrimination to seek advance clearance before changing and requiring states with histories of Jim Crow discrimination to obtain advance clearance to change laws governing voting.
Rep Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA) gained notoriety for smoking a vape pen during a congressional hearing on regulating tobacco. He was subsequently convicted of campaign finance violations and resigned, before receiving a presidential pardon from President Trump
Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
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The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
