Question

which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?○ fifteenth amendment○ twenty-sixth amendment○ nineteenth amendment○ voting rights act

Explanation:

• The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits voting discrimination based on race/color.
• The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the U.S. voting age from 21 to 18.
• The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.
• The Voting Rights Act addressed racial voting barriers.

Answer:

Twenty-sixth Amendment