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Which piece of legislation increased the number of eligible voters by decreasing the required voting age to 18?

Answer
A
Voting Rights Act
B
Fifteenth Amendment
C
Nineteenth Amendment
D
Twenty-sixth Amendment

Explanation

The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, making more people eligible to vote. It was ratified in 1971. The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote, while the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited denying the vote based on race.

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