Question

refer to the table.

congressional voting – civil rights act of 1964	yes	no
senate (by party) - democrat	46	21
senate (by region*) - northern states	72	6
senate (by region*) - southern states	1	21

*southern states include those which were part of the confederacy during the civil war

according to the yes and no votes shown in the table, who opposed the civil rights act of 1964?

• members of the republican party
• members of the democrat party and the northern states
• residents of northern states and the republican party
• residents of southern states

Explanation:

1. Analyze the "No" votes in the table:

• Republican: 6 "No" votes
• Democrat: 21 "No" votes
• Northern States: 6 "No" votes
• Southern States: 21 "No" votes

1. Compare these values to the options:

• Republican members only have 6 "No" votes, a small number.
• Northern States only have 6 "No" votes, so the option pairing them with Democrats is incorrect.
• Northern states and Republicans have very few "No" votes combined, so this is incorrect.
• Southern states have 21 "No" votes, which is the highest number of opposing votes, matching the large block of opposition.

Answer:

residents of Southern states