What was the purpose of the twenty-sixth amendment ?

The correct answer is C) It lowered the voting age.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. This was passed in 1971. One of the biggest factors behind this change was the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War, thousands of young men between the age of 18-20 were drafted for military service in Vietnam. Many individuals this age felt it was unfair that the government was sending them to fight in a war that they had no chance to vote on. This resentment of the federal government and taking action without giving 18-20 year olds the right to vote was seen on the numerous college campuses around the country. This activism resulted in a change in American law.