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The Twenty-sixth Amendment gives 18 year old citizens the right to vote. The voting age was lowed from 21 to 18 in 1971.

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The amendment that gave 18 year olds the right to vote was the 26th amendment. This was passed into law on March 23, 1971.

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This is part of the 26th amendment.

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What is the importance of the sixth amendment?

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The amendment that gave18 year olds the right to vote?

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The 26th Amendment to the U.S Constitution changed the voting age from 21 to 18. This change was instituted during the Vietnam War. People found it immoral that an eighteen year old could be drafted to fight for their country, yet could not vote for who ran the country that they were fighting for.


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