Question

99pts I need help please. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents states from the setting the minimum voting age for all elections in the U.S. above 18. At the time that the Amendment was passed, the nation was drafting many young men at age 18 or 19 to fight in the wars. Bur most elections required voters to be 21 to participate. Why might people have wanted to change this law? Why was Amendment likely passed at this time? Provide two reasons. Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

During the 1960s, both Congress and the state legislatures came under increasing pressure to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" was a common slogan used by proponents of lowering the voting age.