There are numerous conditions that the people who apply for US citizenship should fulfill. In order to become a naturalized citizen of the US, one of the basic conditions is that the applicant has 18 years of age at the date of application for the naturalized citizenship, the Form N-400. The reason as to why this is required is that the person who applies is an adult, not minor, so has the mental capacity to decide for himself/herself, and is it of his/hers best interest.
<span>The Depression had been particularly hard on African Americans and
they felt that the Republican Party had done nothing to help them. So, a
majority of African American voters shifted their political influence to the
Democratic party. ;)</span>