<P> The Voting Rights Act of 1965 assured minority registration and voting . It suspended use of literacy or other voter - qualification tests that had sometimes served to keep African - Americans off voting lists and provided for federal court lawsuits to stop discriminatory poll taxes . It also reinforced the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by authorizing the appointment of federal voting examiners in areas that did not meet voter - participation requirements . The Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965 abolished the national - origin quotas in immigration law . The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned housing discrimination and extended constitutional protections to Native Americans on reservations . </P>
name two laws that were passed as part of the great society
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965