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The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to 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.
a+ls lower the voting age from 21 to 18
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe 26th amendment was passed during the Vietnam war.
"old enough to fight, old enough to vote."
Young men were being drafted at 18 years old but could not vote for their countries leader.
Citizens and soldiers protested until finally congress gave in and passed the amendment on march 23 1971.
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∙ 8y agoRatified in July 1971.
March 23, 1971.
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution happened in 1971.
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∙ 13y agoThe twenty-six-amendment of the United States states that no persons can vote under the age of eighteen. This was ratified on June 14th,1971 and adopted on July, 1st, 1971.
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∙ 12y agoThe right of the citizen 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 any state on account of age.
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∙ 12y agobecause of the Vietnam War, in which many young men who were ineligible to vote were conscripted to fight, and died.
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∙ 9y agoChanged the age from 21 to 18. That was in 1971 and until then you had to be 21 to vote.
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∙ 15y agooctober 24, 2008
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∙ 13y agoJuly 1st 1971
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∙ 15y ago1971
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The amendment passed in 1865 abolished?
It was the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.
What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?
The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.
The 14th admendment?
The 14th Amendment was passed to give equal rights to all citizens. This Amendment was passed after the Civil War.
What amendment did Congress pass in 1865 and what did the amendment do?
The amendment that Congress passed in 1865 was the Thirteenth amendment and it banned slavery in the United States.
When was the 14th Amendment passed?
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was used to enforce equality.
When was the last amendment was passed?
the last amendment was passed in 1992
Write the ordinal number of 26?
26th is the ordinal number and twentysixth is the oridnal word
The amendment passed in 1865 abolished?
It was the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.
When what the ninth amendment passed?
The Ninth Amendment was passed on December 15, 1791. passed by 3/4 of the states.
When was the 13th Amendment to the US Constituton passed?
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed in December of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery.
What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?
The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.
Where was the thirteenth amendment passed?
it was passed in the cort house
When was the 16th amendment passed?
it was passed in 1913
What year was the Fifteenth Amendment passed in?
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed on February 3, 1870.
What day was the 15th amendment passed?
it was passed in febraruy 26,1869
When was the third Amendment passed?
It was passed in December 15, 1791.
Who was president when the 16th and 17th amendment was passed?
When the 16th amendment was passed on February 3rd, 1913, the president was William Howard Taft. When the 17th amendment was passed on April 8th, 1913 the president was Woodrow Wilson.
