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The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. The legal voting age prior to the amendment was 21 years old.
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What were the 19th Amendment and the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution both designed to do?
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
How many amendments are about who can vote?
There are three amendments regarding who is allowed to vote: - The 15th amendment gave all races the right to vote. - The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. - The 26th amendment reduced the voting age to 18.
What amendment gave half the adult population the right to vote?
The 19th amendment on August 26, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
The last group to whom the constitution granted the right to vote was?
The last group of people who were granted the right to vote were women. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right in 1920.
26th amendment gave rights to who?
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.
Which amendment gave people 18 or older the right to vote?
26th amendment
What group was given suffrage with the twenty -sixth amendment?
18 year olds... the 26th amendment gave this group the right to vote, NOT the 23rd!!!
What amendment gave vote to citizen age 18 and older?
The 26th Amendment
What were the 19th Amendment and the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution both designed to do?
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What amendment gave ages 18-21 right to vote?
26th
The amendment that gave 18-year olds the right to vote was?
The Twenty-sixth Amendment gives 18 year old citizens the right to vote. The voting age was lowed from 21 to 18 in 1971.
How many amendments are about who can vote?
There are three amendments regarding who is allowed to vote: - The 15th amendment gave all races the right to vote. - The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. - The 26th amendment reduced the voting age to 18.
Did the 19th Admendment provide universal suffrage to voters at age 18?
No, the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote, but it was the 26th amendment that changed the voting age to 18.
What amendment gave people the right to vote at the same age they could be called to fight in a war and mdashage 18?
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.
What amendment secured passage after the argument anyone old enough to fight for his country is old enough to vote?
There's no amendment that actually says *that*, but the 26th amendment gave 18 years olds the right to vote.
What amendment gave half the adult population the right to vote?
The 19th amendment on August 26, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
Which group of people was most directly affected by the Nineteenth Amendment?
women
