Voting age

Should the minimum voting age be 18 years old? The 26th Amendment gives young adults under the age of 21 the right to vote. At the time of the Vietnam War the minimum voting age was 21 years old. Whether or not you think the minimum voting age should be 18, the 26th Amendment helped further improve equality in the United States. The 26th Amendment states that "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…

I think the voting age should remain at 18, for a few reasons. Among these are that older voters are more aware of the issues, younger voters barely if at all are interested in what is going on in the country, and at the age of 16, I don't believe people are mature enough to truly grasp the impact their vote can have in bringing about change. Older voters are most likely plugged in to the day to day issuses that effect the…

The voting age in the United States is eighteen years old. Most of the countries in this world have a voting age established. Surprisingly, the youngest voting age is sixteen, and the oldest minimum age is twenty-one. The only known maximum voting age is in the Holy See, when electing a new pope is under the age of eighty. I believe that the United States should change the voting age to twenty-one years old, due to the fact that most teens are immature, are not very knowledgeable, and are easily…

their own decisions on who they want the prime minister or president to be. Secondly, most of the topics that the parties are discussing involve teenagers. Finally, not allowing teenagers to vote is taking away their freedom. In conclusion, the voting age should absolutely be lowered so teenagers are given the chance to vote. First thoughts, teenagers become more mature, wiser, and are able to choose the right thing more often. For instance, teenagers do not find the same things funny not…

taxes, drive, and are allowed to drop out of school, so why can’t they vote also? Voting age in the United States is currently eighteen years old, although teenagers younger than that are still required to do many things that are controlled by how people vote on the ballots. I believe that the voting age should be lowered to sixteen years of age. If the voting age were lowered, it would allow schools to encourage voting, and even educate students about the process before they go to the polls.…

The twenty sixth amendment of the United States Constitution lowered the voting age from twenty one to eighteen. The debate to lowering the voting age began during world War II and intensified in the Vientam War. Young men were being denied the option to vote but were being enlisted to fight for our country. In the Oregon v. Mitchel case in 1970, the divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the right to change the age regulations in federal elections. Franklin D. Roosevelt was…

really involved too much in political sources. Young citizens tend to find democracy a boring part of a young citizens’ life. Voting is a big dimension for the government. Many young citizens tend to lack on the motivation to participate in elections. Young citizens are not engaging in the democracy in high schools and colleges. Not allowing young citizens to vote at the age of 16 would ensure that young voters get off to the best possible start. It will strengthen the choices of the young…

began to hustle myself towards the front, closest to the podium. I sat down, and there he was, Edward Kennedy, with a large smile and body language that portrayed his confidence. Kennedy's’ speech explained how the voting age should be lowered from 21 to 18. He explained how the voting age…

Introduction- At 18 we are told we are adults and of the legal voting age, at 21 we are told we are of legal age to drink, why at 18 are we allowed to vote for our country and fight for our country but at 21 we are legal to buy and drink adult beverages. Because, it is all on levels of our brain maturity and responsibility. Our young brains don't fully develop until age 25 so at 18 we aren't good at “adult-ING” so, why are we legal adults that can vote and fight for our country? The…

The voting age should not be lowered. 13-year-olds are too young to be voting because they know little things about voting and how serious it is. There is a reason why you have to be a current age in order to vote because they are much older and mature. Although some countries and states say that it is okay for younger people to vote here some reasons why they should not are young teens are too irresponsible to vote, young teens are too self-centered to vote, and they have no sense of history…