UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — U.S. SC voting rights ruling fuels new push to defend Black representation

Question 1

In Louisiana v. Callais (2026), how many Black-majority congressional districts in Louisiana's disputed map did the Supreme Court find to be in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Question 2

The framework by which Section 2 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act prohibits practices whose effect denies minority voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice rests on an amendment to the Act enacted in which year?

Accepted Answer

1982

Answer

1965

Answer

1970

Answer

2006

Question 3

Which one of the following cases first established the test used to evaluate Section 2 vote-dilution claims arising from redistricting?

Accepted Answer

Thornburg v. Gingles

Answer

Shaw v. Reno

Answer

Allen v. Milligan

Answer

Rucho v. Common Cause

Question 4

In Allen v. Milligan (2023), which reaffirmed the Gingles standard, the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's ruling by what vote margin?

Accepted Answer

5–4

Answer

9–0

Answer

7–2

Answer

6–3

Question 5

Days after 'Bloody Sunday' at Selma in 1965, voting-rights legislation was introduced to a joint session of the U.S. Congress by which President?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer

John F. Kennedy

Answer

Richard Nixon

Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 6

Which one of the following best describes the standing of the NAACP among U.S. civil rights bodies?

Accepted Answer

The oldest civil rights organization in the United States

Answer

A body created by the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer

A federal agency charged with enforcing voter preclearance

Answer

An offshoot founded by the Selma marchers in 1965

Question 7

In which year was the NAACP founded?

Accepted Answer

1909

Answer

1905

Answer

1910

Answer

1939

Question 8

Which single form of gerrymandering has historically been the primary target of restriction under the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

Racial gerrymandering

Answer

Partisan gerrymandering

Answer

Incumbent-protection gerrymandering

Answer

Prison-based gerrymandering

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — U.S. SC voting rights ruling fuels new push to defend Black representation

Q1. In Louisiana v. Callais (2026), how many Black-majority congressional districts in Louisiana's disputed map did the Supreme Court find to be in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act?

Q2. The framework by which Section 2 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act prohibits practices whose effect denies minority voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice rests on an amendment to the Act enacted in which year?

Q3. Which one of the following cases first established the test used to evaluate Section 2 vote-dilution claims arising from redistricting?

Q4. In Allen v. Milligan (2023), which reaffirmed the Gingles standard, the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's ruling by what vote margin?

Q5. Days after 'Bloody Sunday' at Selma in 1965, voting-rights legislation was introduced to a joint session of the U.S. Congress by which President?

Q6. Which one of the following best describes the standing of the NAACP among U.S. civil rights bodies?

Q7. In which year was the NAACP founded?

Q8. Which single form of gerrymandering has historically been the primary target of restriction under the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965?