USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Soldiers could serve and die at age 18, so this amendment lowered the voting age
A
21st Amendment
B
26th Amendment
C
24th Amendment
D
15th Amendment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ratified in July 1971, the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution lowered the voting age of U.S. citizens from 21 to 18 years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of India-28 December 1971, abolition of privy purse paid to former rulers of princely states which were incorporated into the Indian Republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1970, Senator Ted Kennedy proposed amending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to lower the voting age nationally. On June 22, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that required the voting age to be 18 in all federal, state, and local elections.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 1, 1971, our Nation ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18.

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