Teaching Amendment

1. This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. It gave young adults the age of 18 years or older the opportunity to vote.
1. Answer the following:

	·         What is the historical background of this amendment (why was it made?)
	o   The 26th Amendment was ratified on July 1st, 1971.This Amendment was made because young men demanded the right to vote. The common slogan that made men think this way was “You are old enough to fight, you are old enough to vote.”
	·         What does this amendment mean today? o   It means that the younger generation can have the right to vote. It lets the young adults that are 18 or older have the right to vote for what they want.
	·         Present examples of current issues involving this amendment. o   There are really no problems with this amendment in present day.