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Download full textPottinger, J. Stanley – 1975
Testimony is presented on the extension of those provisions of the Voting Rights Act which are due to expire later in 1975. The testimony describes the facts and reasoning which support President Ford's recommended Bill, H.R.2148. Also discussed are H.R.'s939, 3247 and 3501. The latter two bills propose that additional changes should be made in…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Federal Government
Chavez, Linda – 1991
Ultimately, Hispanic Americans will choose whether they wish to become part of the larger American society, or remain separate from it, but public policy can and does influence that choice. Chapters 1 and 2 show how public policy in the form of two federal laws, the Bilingual Education Act and the Voting Rights Act, encouraged Hispanics to reject…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Economic Factors
