Amendment26W6

=26W6= = = The Twenty-Sixth Amendment

1.What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? The issues that prompted the creation of the amendment were that president Roosevelt changed the drafting age from 21 to 18 without changing the voting age to 18 too. During the Vietnam War, an especially deadly war, many men from ages 18-20 were drafted and it angered them. Of being drafted angered them, but what made them more angry was that they couldn't even vote. They were risking their lives for their country and hardly had a say in any of its political decisions. This made them angry because they could be sent to war, but couldn't vote for the person who sent them to war. Thus came the saying "old enough to fight, old enough to vote". People proposed the amendment to the government and the ratified it, therefore making it active and is the reason why 18 year olds can vote.

2.What impact did your amendment have on society at that time?
This amendment was aimed for the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. It was so important to the Vietnam war because they were in a dangers place and were angry that they could not vote.They wanted to be able to fight and vote for there country. This struck congress, they decided that if they don't change the law to vote at 21 then they might lose some of the army. So in 1971 they made it a law, and then not long after they made it a amendment. Also this amendment also impacted people outside the army, it impacted women who were 18. Before the woman right to vote these people were told they could not do a lot of things, then the made a law and a few years later they are told they could vote at 18.Finally people got use to the idea and started calling 18 year old people adults.

What the amendment is This amendment changed a part 1 of the 14 amendment that you can be 18 years or older can not be denied the right to vote.

The Birth of the 26th Amendment
The 26th amendment was first proposed by young soldiers in the Vietnam war. Although the first thoughts of it were in World War 2, it was popularized during the Vietnam War because any man over 18 would have to put his name onto a draft. This meant that any man over 18 could be forced into the United States army. This obviously angered people because soldiers who weren't even old enough to vote were risking their lives defending the country that they have no say in! After being proposed, it was a 94-0 vote for the Senate, a 401-19 vote in the House of Representatives, and the president signed it, making it an amendment.

The effects of the 26th amendment were that young soldiers were now much more content with fighting and the disapproval of the war died down slightly. Of course, the Vietnam War still had many people against it but most of the soldiers fighting in it were much calmer towards the subject.Along with the soldiers' content it always made many young people who felt they had a right to have a say in our government happy as they could vote three years sooner than before. Although it led to some unknowledgable votes, many people who vote know what is politically going on and don't just vote for the funniest or most characteristically appealing candidate. Overall, it made many people happy and lowered the debate about the Vietnam War.

10 Question 1.Why was the voting age lowered to specifically 18? It was specifically lowered to 18 because that was the age at which people had to enter the draft.

2.Which president ratified the 26 amendment? President Richard Nixon 3.Why did it come up at World War 2 and the Vietnam War? The idea of it came up during those wars because all men were forced to put their names into a draft to be possibly forced into the army. 4.Was this amendment for men, women or both? This amendment was for both men and women. As the Women's Suffrage Act had already been signed. 5.Why was the Oregon and Mitchell case important for the passing of this Amendment? It was important because it was the grand jury case that put it into place. 6.Does the voting age change from state to state? No it does not because the state cannot change the voting age. =

= 7.Why was voting age so important in the Vietnam war? It was important because the Vietnam war was especially dangerous because America along with other countries had to invade northern Vietnam, which was an area that they had no experience with, and people who may never have been exposed to military lifestyles at the age of 18 were being forced into fighting, and they weren't even allowed to vote. 8.Why was the voting age initially 21? It was initially 21 because that was the original draft age.

9.Were women in the army as angry as men? They were not as angry because they would not be forced into the draft and only men could be. 10.Why did Richard Nixon want to declare it unconstitutional? Richard Nixon believed that the state government had the right to change the voting age and was quoted on saying. “Although I strongly favor the 18-year-old vote, I believe–along with most of the Nation’s leading constitutional scholars–that Congress has no power to enact it by simple statute, but rather it requires a constitutional amendment.” Citation:

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= Current Event John Ferrara [] This article is about how some people from the Dominican Republic are scared that they are going to be denied the right to vote in the upcoming election. Most of the people worrying about it are of a Haitian descent because many think they might be illegal immigrants and will not grant them proof of citizenship. To clarify, proof of citizenship is required to be able to vote in elections. In fact, some people have been denied the right to vote because their name sounds slightly Haitian. Some U.S. officials are saying that no human rights regulations were violated. They say that every right is in order and is fine. When brought to a hearing, the U.S. government said that it's position was that ""The government's position is that everyone can exercise their political rights, no matter their race or background," government representative Mayelin Cordero testified." My belief I that everyone should be able to vote as long as they can prove that they are a citizen of the United States. However, many bigot politicians and officials are denying people of the Dominican Republic's rights to votes. This will affect of because the entire population can heavily affect the votes and who will win the election of 2016. For example, any illegal immigrants or legal immigrants alike might be scared of Donald Trump because of his heavy immigration laws and policies and believe that the might end up being deported for proper reasons or improper reasons respectively. They will most likely vote for one of the Republican candidates if given the right to vote because of that. Ultimately, this ill affect the outcome of the election and how the country is run for the next four years.

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