21 Minimum Drinking Age Report
The consumption of alcohol throughout history has been one of the main cultural pastimes of the human race. Although in today's society alcohol still maintains that cultural characteristic, the irresponsible actions of a few impact the lives and rights of others who are responsible about their alcohol intake. In July 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
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