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Refer to the table.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{Congressional Voting - Civil Rights Act of 1964} \\
\hline & & Yes & No \\
\hline Senate & Republican & 27 & 6 \\
\hline (by party) & Democrat & 46 & 21 \\
\hline Senate & Northern States & 72 & 6 \\
\hline \begin{tabular}{l}
(by \\
region [tex]${ }^\ \textless \ em\ \textgreater \ $[/tex] )
\end{tabular} & Southern States & 1 & 21 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

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?

A. Members of the Republican Party
B. Members of the Democrat Party and the Northern States
C. Residents of Northern states and the Republican Party
D. Residents of Southern states



Answer :

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Let's analyze the data provided in the table to determine who mainly opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

- For the Republican Party:
- Yes: 27 votes
- No: 6 votes

From these numbers, a majority of Republicans voted "Yes".

- For the Democrat Party:
- Yes: 46 votes
- No: 21 votes

Here, a majority of Democrats also voted "Yes", but there is a significant number who voted "No".

- For the Northern States:
- Yes: 72 votes
- No: 6 votes

The overwhelming majority of representatives from the Northern States voted "Yes".

- For the Southern States:
- Yes: 1 vote
- No: 21 votes

The Southern States show a clear opposition, with 21 "No" votes compared to only 1 "Yes" vote.

From this examination, we observe that the Southern States had the highest ratio of "No" votes compared to any other group. Therefore, the residents of Southern states mainly opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The correct answer is:
- Residents of Southern states

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