The twenty sixth amendment deals with suffrage and also limits the power of states to determine voting requirements.Voting restriction have been common in U.S history .As time passed the 15,19,23 Amendments addressed the issue of suffrage to improve voting rights. During times of war young people between 18-21 often argued that if they were old enough to fight for their country they should also be able to vote .Protest during the vietnam war and a focus on voting rights during the 1960s finally led to a change.