The Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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 United States or by any State on account of age.

The United States upon the return of veterans of wars realize that these persons who volunteered and put their lives in harms way are not allowed to vote.  The United States chooses to further changes the rights of voting extending to those 18 years and older the right to do so.

A NewsWeek Cover about the Youth Vote

This is a NewsWeek cover from the 70's which shows the nation is concerned with the youth vote, not knowing how much knowledge the general public youth have about politics in general.  This was a disturbing time in the history of the United States with Vietnam being on the tip of everyones tongue.

 An Animated Video from a private party

 

GoAnimate.com: 26th Amendment by ESancen

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In this video we can see how the background of the second scene shows how the media was a driving force behind the fact that this amendment was created.  Along with it we can see the last clip with President Obama referencing the fact that younger voters turned out in force.