Which civil rights law, enacted in 1964, aimed to desegregate public facilities and prohibit employment discrimination?

• A. Voting Rights Act of 1965
• B. Civil Rights Act of 1968
• C. Civil Rights Act of 1964
• D. Fair Housing Act

Answer: (C)

The main idea is understanding what this landmark law did to end segregation and protect equal opportunity. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 targeted two big areas: desegregating public facilities like restaurants, hotels, theaters, and other public spaces, and banning employment discrimination by employers, unions, and government programs. It made it illegal to segregate or treat people unfairly in public places and in hiring, and it created strong enforcement tools, including the authority to enforce desegregation and to establish the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to handle workplace discrimination claims. This combination—ending segregation in public life and prohibiting job discrimination—is why it’s the law described.

Voting rights protections come from the 1965 Voting Rights Act, while housing discrimination protections were added later in the 1968 Civil Rights Act (the Fair Housing Act).