The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is commonly known as which act?

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

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that the 1968 Civil Rights Act contains a specific provision focused on housing discrimination, known as the Fair Housing Act. This part—Title VIII—prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and it later expanded to include additional protected classes. Because this housing-protection component is the part that people most commonly refer to when they say the Civil Rights Act of 1968 is known as the Fair Housing Act, that name fits best. The Voting Rights Act is a separate law from 1965 centered on protecting voting rights, and there isn’t a federal act simply called the Equal Rights Act tied to this 1968 statute, so those names don’t apply to this question.