Why was the voting age lowered to 18?

The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s, driven in part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War. A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was “old enough to fight, old enough to vote”.

When did black schools start?

The phenomenon began in the late 1860s during Reconstruction era when Southern states under biracial Republican governments created public schools for the ex enslaved. They were typically segregated.

Why are young voters less informed about politics than older voters?

Because on average, the younger you are the less information you have absorbed about the world (including politics) and the less information you will absorb about the election you are voting in. There are exceptions on both sides. Lots of them. I would have been a better informed voter at 12 than most adults are.

Why are children excluded from government?

Children have not had enough contact with the problems of their society (and potential solutions to them) to make an informed choice regarding who should govern it and how. Its absence justifies their exclusion. Easily Manipulated: Children are highly impressionable.

Why is child enfranchisement a bad idea?

However, one stands out as particularly problematic: the absence of an equal standard to judge children and adults’ rights. The four arguments presented above against child enfranchisement are not exclusive to children and would work against the right to vote for an ample part of the adult population as well.

Should children have a say in the law?

Although the punishments for not abiding by laws may not always be as severe for children as for adults, the fact that they are subject to these same guidelines means they should have a say in them. Everyone has heard of “No taxation without representation”.