The minimum purchase and drinking age is a state law. Each individual U.S. state establishes by law the minimum age at which an individual may purchase alcoholic beverages. The U.S. Government passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act on July 17, 1984. This did not change the drinking age. However, it forced the individual states to establish the minimum drinking age as 21 or lose 10% of their federal highway funding. The act was expressly upheld as constitutional in 1987 by the United States Supreme Court in South Dakota v. Dole. The minimum drinking age is 21 in all 50 U.S. states.
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
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
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
the Vietnam War.
Younger people voting. Congress lowered the national voting age to 18. In the 26th Amendment, the minimum age was set at 18 for both state and national elections. It was ratified in July 1971. It should be noted that the 26th Amendment allows for states to lower the voting age to 17 or even 16, if they so wish.
It lowered it to 18 from 21.
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In 1971 it lowered the age from 21 to 18. Since that time adulthood starts at 18.
Early 1970s.
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18 years of age and was adopted on July 1, 1971.
i don't think no kids should be drinking until there 18
21 to 18
It depends which country you are referring to.
The last Amendment lowered the voting age to 18. It is the 26th Amendment. It was ratified in 1971.
it lowered the voting age to 18
The 26th Amendment in 1971. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.