During the Vietnam War, many young men in the United States were being drafted into the military to fight in the war. The minimum age for men to join the armed forces was 18 years old, but the voting age was 21.
And so, a debate that was started after World War II, intensified during the Vietnam War as more young men were being forced to fight in a war they didn't agree with, yet denied the right to vote to make change in their country.
Today, the 26th Amendment prohibits the state and/or federal government to deny the right to vote in elections due to age, for anyone over 18. All citizens over 18 can vote in federal and state elections without the fear of being barred from the poll booths.
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<h2>Because members believed in a strong federal government.</h2>
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Alexander Hamilton is also known for his key role in writing <em>The Federalist Papers</em>, which were essays he and James Madison and John Jay wrote in favor of the Federalists' position on the need for a strong federal government, advocating ratification of the US Constitution which would give the federal government significantly more powers than the Articles of Confederation had.
The essays that came to be known as <em>The Federalist Papers</em> originally appeared in serial fashion in several newspapers. 85 essays total were then published in a 2-volume set in 1788, under the title, <em>The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. </em> Of the 85 total essays, Alexander Hamilton wrote 51.
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