26th Amendment

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows voting age restriction
gptkbp:amended_by expanding voting rights
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_States
citizens of the United States
federal, state, and local elections
elections in the United States
gptkbp:community_impact increased youth voter participation
gptkbp:election_year in the U. S.
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:1971
July 1, 1971
38 states
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:example expansion of suffrage
gptkbp:focuses_on voter turnout initiatives
gptkbp:grants right to vote
gptkbp:historical_context Vietnam War protests
gptkbp:historical_event American democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 26th Amendment
gptkbp:includes civics education curriculum
gptkbp:influenced regarding voting age
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_movement
student protests
gptkbp:is_associated_with political activism
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in National Voter Registration Act anniversary
gptkbp:is_cited_in voting rights discussions
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:political_science_literature
media coverage of elections
gptkbp:is_linked_to youth engagement in politics
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with debates about voting age
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some conservative groups
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_referenced_in educational materials about voting rights
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:is_supported_by youth advocacy groups
gptkbp:key American electoral policy
gptkbp:landmark democratic participation
gptkbp:legacy the 1960s counterculture movement
gptkbp:legal_issue none significant after ratification
gptkbp:mandates equal protection under the law
young voters
protects voting rights
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:legislation
gptkb:1970
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:19th_Amendment
gptkbp:resulted_in social movements advocating for youth rights
gptkbp:signed_by President Richard Nixon
gptkbp:significance ensured voting rights for younger citizens
youth voting rights
gptkbp:subject gptkb:archaeological_site
constitutional law courses
gptkbp:symbol youth empowerment
gptkbp:voting_method 18 years
based on age
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_presidential_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4