Why was legislation such as The Voting Rights Act of 1965 necessary?

There Are the Following Choices:





a) States were passing laws that discouraged or disqualified African-Americans from voting but did not technically violate the Constitution.





b) These Amendments did not apply to voting in state elections.





c) After 100 years, an Amendment to the Constitution is considered null and void if the country does not vote to reinstitute it.





d) This is a trick question, this legislation was not necessary.|||A|||A is the best answer. That being said, the answer is horrendously wrong. I'm guessing this isn't a law school class, so why it's wrong doesn't really matter.





(b) is incorrect because the Voting Rights Act is an act, not an amendment. It was passed in pursuance to Congress' 14th Amendment powers.





(c) Is flatly wrong





(d) It was needed, African Americans were being murdered for trying to vote and the southern police/courts refused to prosecute. Federal laws were passed to permit federal judges/FBI agents to prosecute the cases to bring some degree of justice to the region.