L AWMAKING in the United States Fun Facts by Barbara Magalnick In 1971 the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen. At forty-three, John F. Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected President. Ronald Reagan, at sixty-nine, was the oldest. New Jersey was the first state to allow women to vote. Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Text Features Main Idea and Details • Glossary Captions Illustrations Headings Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14818-0 ì<(sk$m)=beibij< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U One of the most important rights in our country is the right to vote.You are going to read about the history of voting laws in the United States and how the laws have been changed. Read about each change and why it took place. Think about what these changes have meant. Vocabulary Write to It! L AWMAKING Write one paragraph about some reasons why people should vote in presidential elections. in the United States by Barbara Magalnick Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper. President freedom citizen Congress government Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. ISBN: 0-328-14818-0 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Educatio