History GCSE
Federal legislation
What Federal legislation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Federal legislation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Civil Rights Act (1957), passed to protect black voting rights, which was highly significant as the first federal civil rights legislation since Reconstruction despite weak practical enforcement.
Topics that use Federal legislation
- Option 33: Key topic 1: The development of the civil rights movement, 1954–60 - 3 The Montgomery Bus Boycott and its impact, 1955–60 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic pressure
- Leadership
- Legal victories
- Mass mobilisation
- Non-violent direct action
- Organisation
- Segregation
- Montgomery Improvement Association
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