The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution allowed 18-year-old citizens to vote in all states.
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The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution allowed 18-year-old citizens to vote in all states.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was used to enforce equality.
later amendments reflect changing attitudes about equality and the expansion of democracy.
The Fourteenth Amendment establish equal rights and protection to all United States citizens. It covered citizenship, protection, legality, and equality that hadn't been an issue at the Constitutional Convention.
Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.Section 1: The congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.