Both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act allowed civil rights activists to protest peacefully. meant the end of discrimination in the country. discouraged state governments from enforcing the laws. gave the federal government tools to enforce the laws.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.