Should the drinking age be lowered? Introduction: The legal drinking age in America is 21, in the past it varied by state and ranged from 18, 19 to 20. Over the years years has changed and after the Minimum Consumption Age Act of 1984 where he went from 18 to 21 and remained there. Over the years it has been argued back and forth. Thesis: Whether the drinking age should be lowered again to 18 is a question that has been asked countless times. Many think that if you are old enough to go to war, vote, get married, and take out loans, then you are old enough to buy a beer. Alcohol has always been a problem in the United States, such as in the 1920s when alcohol was made illegal. Body Paragraphs: Alcohol has been a part of human history for a long time and there have been some cases where this freedom has been corrupted. It was when alcohol became illegal throughout the United States in the 1920s, called probation. Nowadays alcohol has become a black market item like drugs. Let's just say that the citizens didn't like it. But as with everything there are a...