1971 the 26th amendment was passed which lowered the minimum age to vote from twenty one to eighteen years old. Shortly after the amendment was passed twenty nine states across America started lowering the drinking age from 21 to either 18‚19‚ or 20 years old. This new freedom for young adults only lasted for a brief time by 1984 the Uniform Drinking Age Act was passed. The Uniform Drinking Age Act forced states to change the drinking age back to twenty one years old; by reducing the federal transportation
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of 1984‚ the US government under the presidency of Ronald Reagan enacted the 21 Minimum Drinking Age law (MLDA) requiring every state to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 or that particular state’s highway construction grant would be denied (MADD.org). The underlying purpose of the act was to reduce the amount of deaths related to alcohol‚ more specifically‚ the amount of deaths resulting from drinking and driving. There
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Alcohol has been a part of people’s life for a very long time. Even though the consumption of alcohol has a long history‚ the law regarding drinking age has changed over years. The debate over the drinking age in the U.S. is still causing stir. Nowadays a person who is 21 or older can legally purchase alcohol beverages. This policy attempts to protect younger people from making wrong decisions and abusing alcohol. Not everyone agrees with this theory and I’m one of these people. In my opinion young
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There are many arguments on why the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. To some lowering the drinking age to 18 makes sense to them and to others it doesn’t make sense‚ which is true. Most people believe that if you are old enough to vote and enlist in the Army or the Navy then you are old enough to drink which is wrong. Not only does lowering the legal drinking age put the drinker at harm but also the people around them. There are some many reasons why the legal drinking age should not be
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Cloud‚ John. "Should You Drink with Your Kids?." Time 30 June 2008: 44. Middle Search Plus. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. This article argues that lowering the legal drinking age to 18 would be a smart choice. If it can’t be lowered then at least making a few alterations to the law would be smart. Alcoholic beverages are introduced to others at an earlier age in countries such as Italy‚ Greece‚ and France. And they tend to have fewer alcohol related problems than we do in the U.S. Learning to drink in
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Kayla Couch Professor Dunn English 101 December 10‚ 2014 Should The Legal Drinking Age Be 18? The minimum legal drinking age in the United States is 21. Many have suggested lowering the drinking age to 18. I do not think the legal drinking age should be lowered because of the following reasons. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would have a negative impact on the lives of the youth of the United States. Making it legal for 18 year-olds to buy alcohol would increase the number of teens who drink. It
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Minimum Legal Drinking Age Should be Lowered “Adults under 21 are deemed capable of voting‚ signing contracts‚ serving on juries and enlisting in the military‚ but are told they are not mature enough to have a beer.” ("Amethyst Initiative: Rethink the Drinking Age"). The causes behind the minimum legal drinking age standardization nationally has not been alleviated in the past couple decades and should be repealed. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen which
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The drinking age law is a law that is greatly debated. There are many pros and con to the drinking age being lowered. At the age of 18 you are considered an adult in the eyes of the public. Many think a young adult is not mature enough to have a sip of beer but somehow is old enough to fight for our country. The drinking age should be lowered because an individual is considered an adult at the age of 18‚ laws about drinking can be more harmful the good‚ and if you are able to all these adult things
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Raising drinking age in B.C History has proven many times that drinking is bad. Teenage drinking and driving would result to death or accidents; as a result‚ many teenagers’ lives being taken away by consuming excessive alcohol than their limit. Most of the teenage kids get drugs at teenage parties‚ and it makes them addicted to alcohol‚ then they end up doing stupid stuff after getting drunk and they do not know that it is affecting their bodies negatively. The drinking age should be increased
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