Essay On Twenty 6 Amendment

The twenty six amendment say that the right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state an account of age . This amendment is Important because it gave 18 year olds and people older than 18 the right to vote because if they didn’t have the right there wouldn’t be enough people to vote in elections and other voting rights that would affect the way we live today. This amendment was made in 1971 by President Richard M. Nixon the states ratified that amendment in July of that year. This amendment is still affecting the way we live today because without it the way we live would be different.
This amendment came to be because President Franklin D. Roosevelt minimized that war draft to age of 18 during world war two when the original age was 21. The common slogan during this time was ‘old enough to fight old enough to vote’ that led to Georgia in 1943 to become the first state to lower its age to 21 to 18. This amendment was necessary because like the slogan said if you are old enough to fight you are old enough to vote. Although this was a good thing in 1960 the United States was a very long war that led to youth activist to hold marches because the states was drafting …show more content…
In the decision half of the court said that congress did have the right in state votes and that 18 year olds should have the right to vote but the other half said that congress lacked the right for federal elections and 18 year old should have the right. This left the court seriously