The Vietnam War
21 to 18
debate over Vietnam War
Women had voting rights by 1950, although there were still restrictions that were abolished by the 1970s.
The voting age in Russia is 18 years old
The major reason for lowering the voting age during the late 1960s and early 1970s was the argument that if individuals were old enough to be drafted for military service and fight in the Vietnam War, they should also have the right to vote on the issues that affected their lives. This led to a broader movement advocating for youth representation and civil rights, culminating in the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
26th
Richard Nixon was president when the voting age changed from 21 to eighteen (26th Amendment, adopted 1971).
21 to 18
it was Nixon
The voting age was changed with the 27th amendment in 1971. This is a federal law so every state was changed at the same time. No state sets federal law.
debate over Vietnam War
The legal drinking age in many provinces in Canada changed to 19 in the 1970s. The specific year varied by province and territory, with most of them making the change in the mid-1970s. Ontario, for example, changed its drinking age to 19 in 1971.
The voting age was changed from 21 to 18 in 1971.
Twenty-sixth amendment
Ellis Arnall, he was the 69th governor of Georgia and lowered the age from 21 to 18.
Women had voting rights by 1950, although there were still restrictions that were abolished by the 1970s.
The 26th Amendment, adopted in 1971, lowered the voting age to eighteen. Under Section 2, it is stated that Congress has the power to enforce this. Please support commonsense grammar.