What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act) prohibit?

• A. End all forms of taxation on housing.
• B. Prohibit discrimination only in public housing.
• C. Prohibit discrimination in housing sales, rentals, and financing based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
• D. Require only federal ownership of housing.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is equal housing opportunity: the Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate in housing transactions. It prohibits denying or restricting housing sales, rentals, or financing based on certain protected characteristics, originally race, color, religion, or national origin. That is why this option is the best fit—it correctly describes the scope of the law and the kinds of discrimination it targets in housing. The other statements don’t fit: taxation of housing isn’t what the act addresses; discrimination is not limited to public housing but applies to housing in general; and there’s no requirement that housing be federally owned. (Note: later amendments added protections for more groups, like sex, disability, and familial status, but the core point remains about fair access in housing transactions.)