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  2. Youth vote in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ever since 18-year-olds were given the right to vote in 1971 through the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, [6] youth have been under represented at the polls as of 2003. [1] In 1976, one of the first elections in which 18-year-olds were able to vote, 18–24 year-olds made up 18 percent of all eligible voters in America, but only 13 percent ...

  3. Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was "old enough to fight, old enough to vote". [2] Determined to get around inaction on the issue, congressional allies included a provision for the 18-year-old vote in a 1970 bill that extended the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court subsequently held in the case of Oregon v.

  4. Age of consent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    So, while it is not a crime for a 17-year-old to have non-commercial sex with a 60-year-old in Colorado, it is a serious crime punishable by four to twelve years in prison for an 18-year-old to engage in any sexual act, or to present at a "place of prostitution" with an intent do so, for money or any other thing of value with a seventeen-year ...

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  6. House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men ... - AOL

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    Automatic registration would replace the coming-of-age tradition that all 18-year-old male U.S. citizens experience when they get a card in the mail from Uncle Sam informing them that they're ...

  7. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a country's age of majority is 18, but the legal drinking age is 21, then a 20 year old would still be considered a "minor" in situations involving buying or consuming alcohol. Another example is the age to consent to sexual activity , which in most of the cases in the world is under the age of majority.

  8. What is a CLEAR alert? Here's what to know and which ... - AOL

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    A person is between 18 and 64 years old and whose whereabouts are unknown. A preliminary investigation verified the adult was in danger. Alert is requested within 72 hours of the adult's disappearance

  9. Age of consent - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, the age of consent is 16, but there are three close-in-age exemptions: sex with minors aged 14–15 is permitted if the partner is less than five years older, sex with minors aged 12–13 is permitted if the partner is less than two years older, and sex with minors aged 0–11 is permitted if the partner is 12 or 13 years of age, as ...