the 26th
18 year olds
The Twenty-sixth Amendment gives 18 year old citizens the right to vote. The voting age was lowed from 21 to 18 in 1971.
gave 18 year- olds the right to vote
gave 18 year- olds the right to vote
Eighteen year olds. Twenty sixth amendment.
twenty-sixth amendment
There is no amendment for emancipation, but the 27th gives the right to vote from 21 to 18 year olds.
In the United States, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. It was argued that 18-year-olds were being drafted to fight in Vietnam, but they didn't have the right to vote.
Eighteen year olds gained the right to vote when President Richard Nixon certified the Twenty-sixth Amendment on July 1, 1971.
The 26th Amendment extended the vote to 18-year-olds. "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."
18 year olds... the 26th amendment gave this group the right to vote, NOT the 23rd!!!
Women got the right to vote in the 19th amendment.