What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
- Step 1: After the House agreed to a subsequent Senate amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson at the White House on July 2, 1964. Answer: Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Why not the others: None of these fit: Voting by mail in federal elections in all of the states; Immigration from certain countries that had been named by Congress; Racial segregation only inside the units of the armed forces.
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