The given reasons for such restrictions are that young people (people below 18, 21, and 25) are not as capable/intelligent as adults, and so they should be protected from themselves and banned from certain activities. Or in the case of voting and driving, we should be protected from their bad choices. read more
The given reasons for such restrictions are that young people (people below 18, 21, and 25) are not as capable/intelligent as adults, and so they should be protected from themselves and banned from certain activities. read more
The idea was to curb drunk driving accidents, which were happening at a higher rate for people between 18 and 20 than any other age group at the time. And while the federal government can’t constitutionally mandate a federal minimum drinking age, thanks to the the 21st Amendment, it can “motivate” states to fall in line by threatening to take away money. read more