SAT English Practice Question

In 1965, the United States Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting practices in the South. The Voting Rights Act was a major victory for the civil rights movement, and it remains an important piece of legislation today.

1. A.the Voting Rights Act was a major victory for the civil rights movement and
2. B.the Voting Rights Act, a major victory for the civil rights movement, and
3. C.the Voting Rights Act—a major victory for the civil rights movement—and
4. D.the Voting Rights Act; a major victory for the civil rights movement, and