2012 FRQ #2

Post date: Apr 17, 2013 4:1:26 PM

2. (a) Using the chart above, compare minority representation in 1960 and 2010. (2012)

(b) Explain how each of the following assisted in the removal of barriers to minority voting.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Twenty-fourth Amendment

(c) Identify one barrier that currently impedes minority representation in Congress. Explain why the barrier

you identified inhibits minority representation in Congress.

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