The Civil Rights Movement Expands

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The 26th Amendment (1971)

A
$Was proposed to lower the voting age but failed ratification by the states$
B
$Authorized a federal income tax surcharge to fund the Vietnam War effort$
C
$Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, partly because 18-year-olds could be drafted$
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D
$Banned alcoholic beverages, replacing the repealed 18th Amendment with stricter rules$

Explanation

"Old enough to fight, old enough to vote."

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