USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Voting age-21 to 18 unfair to fight in war if you can’t vote (Vietnam War)
A
22
B
21
C
26
D
28
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: -What argument was given for lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years in 1989 ? The argument given for lowering the voting age was that “enfranchisement of the youth shall make them more sensible and more creative.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The unpopularity of the military draft during the Vietnam War raised questions about why young men between eighteen and twenty-one should be qualified to fight for their country but not to vote for the leaders who made decisions about war and peace. The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s, was driven in part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War.

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