MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Women were allowed to vote in elections in all states.
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Citizens between 18 and 21 years of age were allowed to vote in elections.
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Those who could not afford to pay poll taxes could still vote in federal elections.
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Restaurants and hotels could not practice discrimination against Vietnam veterans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress March 23, 1971, and ratified July 1, 1971, the 26th amendment granted the right to vote to American citizens aged eighteen or older.
Detailed explanation-2: -1 Overview of Twenty-Sixth Amendment, Reduction of Voting Age. Section 1: The right of citizens 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 by any State on account of age.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sentiment to lower the nation’s voting age dates back to WWII. As American involvement in the war increased, President Roosevelt sought to increase the size of the nation’s military and lowered the draft age of young men from 21 to 18 years old.
Detailed explanation-4: -On July 1, 1971, our Nation ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18.