Until 1971, Americans couldn’t vote until they were twenty-one years old. The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the age to eighteen. But, why not, say, sixteen? Or, even younger?
Author: Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
What’s This 25th Amendment I Keep Hearing About?
We’d like to recap the 25th Amendment here to explain how it works—and why it very likely doesn’t.
Welcome Back!
States differ a lot in regard to their requirements, if any, for civics education and whether kids even learn about the Constitution.
Guest Post: On Pardons
The final Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winner! High Schooler Gabriel Quiroga discusses presidential pardons.
Guest Post: Not a Constitutional Crisis!
The second of the Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winners! High Schooler Alexander Kosyakov discusses constitutional crisis.
Guest Post: The Success of the Constitution
The first of the Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winners! High Schooler Boris Ardemasov discusses the Constitution’s failure to address slavery.
