The "grandfather clause"

A) disfranchised all over 65.
B) exempted from literacy tests those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867.
C) restricted voting to those over 65.
D) disfranchised those whose grandfathers had fought for the Confederacy.

Grandfather Clause

A legal or policy provision that allows certain individuals or activities to continue under old rules while new rules apply to all future cases, often used to exempt some people from new regulations.

Literacy Tests

Historically used in the United States as a means to disenfranchise racial minorities, particularly African Americans, under the guise of assessing eligibility to vote.

Disfranchised

Disfranchised refers to individuals who have been deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship.