Which law made polling taxes and literacy tests illegal?

• A. Civil Rights Act of 1964
• B. 24th Amendment
• C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
• D. Equal Protection Clause

Answer: (C)

This question tests how voting rights protections targeted methods used to keep people from voting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to end discriminatory practices in voting, including literacy tests used to deny Black citizens the ballot and other barriers to registration. It also established safeguards like federal oversight to prevent new discriminatory changes. Poll taxes had already been addressed earlier: the 24th Amendment banned poll taxes in federal elections, and later court rulings extended that ban to state elections. So while poll taxes are outlawed by the amendment, the act specifically tackles literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices, making it the best answer among the options.