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Extending Voting Rights

Question 5 • 670401 American Studies S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A

Which statements describe the effects of the Twenty-sixth Amendment? Check all that apply.Naturalized citizens were granted the right to vote.States had to let 18-year-old citizens vote.Amending the Constitution made the new minimum voting age constitutional.The minimum voting age for females remained 21. Males could now vote at the same age at which they could be drafted.

Answer
A
Naturalized citizens were granted the right to vote.
B
States had to let 18-year-old citizens vote.
C
Amending the Constitution made the new minimum voting age constitutional.
D
The minimum voting age for females remained 21.
E
Males could now vote at the same age at which they could be drafted.

Explanation

The Twenty-sixth Amendment barred states and the federal government from denying the vote to citizens age 18 or older, so states had to let 18-year-olds vote. Because the change was added to the Constitution as an amendment, the new minimum voting age was constitutionally protected. It also meant men could vote at 18, the same age at which they could be drafted; the amendment did not newly grant voting rights to naturalized citizens or leave women with a voting age of 21.

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