Definitions Tweet Definitions Literacy Tests English language tests given to prospective voters in the U.S. until 1970 with the intent to limit the voting rights of marginalized groups Continue Reading: Amendments to the Voting Rights Act1970 and 1975 Voting Rights Act Amendments 1982 Voting Rights Act Amendments 1992 and 2006 Voting Rights Act Amendments Definitions ALSO SEE Amendments to the Voting Rights Act The Voting Rights Act has been amended and extended several times since its passage in 1965. Certain amendments were...