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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Twenty Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and brief explanation of the 26th Amendment which expanded voting rights to citizens from age 18.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Right to Vote Equality for Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of the right to vote for our nations youth.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Lowering the Voting Age: Nixon and the 26th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity encourages young scholars to think critically about the history and importance of the 26th Amendment, that granted the right to vote to American citizens aged eighteen or older.
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Website
Other

West Virginia Agribusiness Council: Jennings Randolph and the 26th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information about the work done by Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia to get the 26th Amendment approved by Congress. Site also provides links to other aspects of Randolph's career.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 26th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 26th amendment detailing giving 18-year-olds the right to vote.