In 1917, Congress passed a law over President Woodrow Wilson's veto that said that those who were over age 16 and unable to pass a(n) __________ test could not immigrate to the United States.
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literacy or reading
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Answers
The "correct answer" is C. Literacy or Reading.
In 1917, the law was passed by the congress to "President Woodrow Wilson's veto" said that the person who were over age 16 and who are unable to pass "Literacy or Reading" test could not immigrate to the "United States". This was done with the aim to ensure that the immigrants to the United States were literate, at least receiving the basic education, i.e.,Immigrants are well trained in reading and speaking the language English.
Without passing “Literacy or Reading” test, person above 16 years of age cannot immigrate to United States which was proposed by Congress in 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson.
Explanation:
The reason to pass this notification is to make sure that immigrants who are going America should be literate and must possessed basic education. People passing through immigration must have been gone through proper training. Only with proper training, the person can perform the test in very well manner scoring high marks.