Which amendment most directly responded to the slogan 'old enough to fight, old enough to vote'?
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Correct answer: The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to eighteen. The slogan reflected the argument that young people eligible for military service should also have the right to vote.
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