2. The text describes a sequence of events leading to the passage of the 26th Amendment. What did Congress pass in 1965?
A. the 26th Amendment
B. the Constitution
C. the Voting Rights Act
D. the Declaration of Independence

What is the answer?

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

explanation:

detente translated to english means politics