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.
Map, visualize, and explore the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in October 2001
Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Despite opposition from conservative groups, Justice O'Connor was confirmed unanimously
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
