Question

mastering ohios american government standards
4 identify which group was extended voting rights by each amendment.
move or write each group into the blank next to the amend - ment that extended voting rights to that group.
you do not need to use all the groups.
5 the following question has two parts. first answer part a. then answer part b.
part a
the ratification of the twenty - sixth amendment resulted in helping young people in the united states. the twenty - sixth amendment is discussed.
in the late 1960s, the united states was involved in a long, costly war in asia. young people held demonstrations to draw lawmakers attention to the hypocrisy of drafting young men and women who lacked certain rights. in 1969, no fewer than 60 bills were introduced in congress to change the situation, but none passed. the following year, congress passed a bill amending the voting rights act. the act had a provision that addressed a change in federal, state and local elections. president nixon signed the bill but felt the provision was unconstitutional. he believed that such a change required a constitutional amendment.
which issue is addressed by this passage?
a allowing young people to work at polling stations
b guaranteeing their ability to vote in school elections
c lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years
d dropping the draft age from 18 to 16 years
part b
using the choice you identified in part a, what is the underlying cause that led to the ratification of the twenty - sixth amendment?
a unequal distribution of taxes on young people
b failure to provide voting rights to young african americans
c events associated with the war in vietnam
d denial of rights of a young person accused of a crime

Explanation:

• Part A: The passage discusses the Twenty - sixth Amendment. The key point is that it was related to voting rights for young people. The Voting Rights Act provision was about federal, state, and local elections (not school elections). The main change was lowering the voting age. Since young people were being drafted (implied by the war context, as in the Vietnam War, 18 - year - olds could be drafted but couldn't vote), the logical change was lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
• Part B: The passage mentions that in the late 1960s, the US was involved in a long, costly war in Asia (Vietnam). Young people held demonstrations due to the hypocrisy of drafting them (at 18) but not giving them voting rights. So the underlying cause was the events associated with the Vietnam War.

Answer:

• Part A: C. lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years
• Part B: C. events associated with the war in Vietnam