Question

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents states from setting the minimum voting age for all elections in the United States 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 wars. But most elections required voters to be 21 to participate. Why might people have wanted to change this law? Why was this amendment likely passed at this time? Provide two reasons. Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old.

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