The Voting Rights Act of 1965 assured minority registration and voting. It suspended use of literacy or other voter - qualification tests that had sometimes served to keep African - Americans off voting lists and provided for federal court lawsuits to stop discriminatory poll taxes. It also reinforced the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by authorizing the appointment of federal voting examiners in areas that did not meet voter - participation requirements. The Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 abolished the national - origin quotas in immigration law. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned housing discrimination and extended constitutional protections to Native Americans on reservations.
name two laws that were passed as part of the great society
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965