How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

Explanation

Citizens must be 18 or older to vote for President.

Why it matters

The 26th Amendment set the national voting age at 18 in 1971.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 54 is one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only those 20 questions instead of all 100, and this is one of them.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

• Republican Partyanswers Question 46: What is the political party of the President now?
• July 4, 1776answers Question 63: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
• (George) Washingtonanswers Question 69: Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

More Rights and Responsibilities questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 48: There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). · You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. · Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) · A male citizen of any race (can vote).
• Question 49: What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?serve on a jury · vote in a federal election
• Question 50: Name one right only for United States citizens.vote in a federal election · run for federal office
• Question 51: What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?freedom of expression · freedom of speech · freedom of assembly · freedom to petition the government · freedom of religion · the right to bear arms
• Question 52: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?the United States · the flag