0
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe 26th amendment
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What war helped pass the 26th amendment in 1971 which lowered the voting age to 18?
the Vietnam War.
What were the domestic results of the Vietnam War?
Lowered voting age; all volunteer military
What year was the voting age lowered to 18?
The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) of the United States Constitution standardized the voting age to 18. It was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Should the voting age be lowered?
I think that the voting age should be lowered to 16 because they are the people that are affected by the decisions made by the president, and also it could have a bigger impact on society and actually get people to vote! Based on the last election, I think it should be 20...
Why should the voting age be lowered to 16?
I think the voting age should be lowered to 16 because it gives 16 year olds to express their thoughts about society. Because some say that 16 year olds are asking for trouble well they arent. As they say in the old days, denying man to vote is denying them the right to say their part in civilian government
Lowers the voting age to 18?
26th admendment
What year was the voting age lowered?
It was lowered in the year 1971
When was voting age lowered?
1965
What was the voting age lowered?
16
What made the growth in public sentiment for a lowered voting age?
The growth in public sentiment for a lowered voting age is for increased public participation.
What amendment lowered the voting age?
26th
Amendment that lowered the voting age?
26th Amendment
In 1971 the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to?
It lowered it to 18 from 21.
When did the lowering voting age?
President Richard Nixon lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in April 1971.
Which amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen years of age?
Amendment 26
This lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
26th amendment
Sould the voting age be lowered to age 16?
no because 16 year olds don't take voting seriously
