Which statement best describes the relationship between the
Fifteenth Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?


A. The Fifteenth Amendment ended slavery for African
Americans, and the Voting Rights Act granted them
the right to participate in the political process.


B. The Fifteenth Amendment offered African
Americans equal protection under federal law, and
the Voting Rights Act extended those protections to
the states.

C. The Fifteenth Amendment gave African Americans
the right to vote, and the Voting Rights Act outlawed
legal loopholes states used to disenfranchise them.


D. The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed African Americans economic rights, and the Voting Rights Act gave them equal political rights.