THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Protests around the country escalated and the government had to respond.
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Too many people were being prosecuted for dodging the draft.
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Draftees argued that if 18 was old enough to fight, it was old enough to vote.
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Americans wanted the draft system to end.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the turmoil surrounding the unpopular Vietnam War, lowering the national voting age became a controversial topic. Responding to arguments that those old enough to be drafted for military service, should be able to exercise the right to vote, Congress lowered the voting age as part of the Voting Rights Act of 1970.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fearing confusion as to who would be able to vote in the 1972 election, Congress quickly proposed and surprisingly passed a constitutional amendment permanently lowering the voting age to 18.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the 26th amendment our government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. During the Vietnam war there was drafting and all the people that were not at the age of 21 did not have a voice in voting.