Which amendment sets the voting age at 18 in all states?

Which amendment sets the voting age at 18 in all states?

• A. The 26th Amendment set the voting age at 21
• B. The 25th Amendment set the voting age at 18
• C. The 24th Amendment set the voting age at 18
• D. The 19th Amendment set the voting age at 18

Answer: (B)

Lowering the voting age to 18 nationwide was accomplished by an amendment ratified in 1971. It states that citizens who are 18 years of age or older have the right to vote, and that neither the United States nor any state may deny or abridge that right on the basis of age. This creates a uniform voting age of 18 in every state. Before that change, states set their own ages, and some 18-year-olds could be eligible to be drafted but not always allowed to vote, which led to the push for a nationwide standard. The other amendments referenced address different topics—granting women the right to vote, banning poll taxes, and establishing procedures for presidential succession and disability—and do not set the voting age.

Lowering the voting age to 18 nationwide was accomplished by an amendment ratified in 1971. It states that citizens who are 18 years of age or older have the right to vote, and that neither the United States nor any state may deny or abridge that right on the basis of age. This creates a uniform voting age of 18 in every state. Before that change, states set their own ages, and some 18-year-olds could be eligible to be drafted but not always allowed to vote, which led to the push for a nationwide standard. The other amendments referenced address different topics—granting women the right to vote, banning poll taxes, and establishing procedures for presidential succession and disability—and do not set the voting age.