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Literacy tests can provide an objective basis on which to assess a person's literacy. Written language requires a clarity of expression not required in oral language, and can encompass more complicated expressions not possible in conversation. Many people can convert oral language into written symbols, but that does not make them literate.
Imposing literacy tests upon an electorate is a form of gerrymandering, where the party in power expects the illiterate portion of the population to vote against them. It is similar to restricting the vote to those who own property of a certain value. In fact, countries with a high illiteracy rate have been able to effectively record the votes of that part of the population.
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The Immigration Restriction League wanted Europeans to pass?
literacy test
What is the purpose of a poll tax and literacy test?
I'm not sure about the KKK part but the purpose of poll tax and literacy test were restrictions to voting. A poll tax was a fee you had to pay to vote and poor people could not afford it. The literacy test made you read and explain a section of the Constitution, and most poor people did not get any education so they would not pass it. Sorry i don't know about the actions of the KKK.
What was the purpose of literacy?
Literacy leads to education and education leads to prosperity.
What is a literacy test?
A test required for voting.
What was the purpose of a literacy test given to immigrants at Ellis Island after 1921?
To give a sharp limit of the number of immigrants permitted to come to the U.S.
When were the literacy test abolished?
Literacy tests were abolished officially in 1965.
How did gilberto gerena valentine impact the elimination of the literacy test for voters in Puerto Rico?
elimination of the literacy test for voters
What is a grandfather clause and What is its purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
What is a grandfather clause and what was it purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
Who were literacy test targets?
the people
Which of the following kept freed slaves from voting in the southa. Poll taxB.CarpetbaggersC.ScalawagsD. Literacy test?
Literacy Test cuz they couldnt read
What happens if a person couldn't pass a literacy test?
If you are referring to the literacy test that the south gave to African American voters during the reconstruction period after the civil war, they were given a literacy test and, if they failed, they were denied their right to vote. Mind you, the tests were very, very difficult.
