This series is about love of country, our Constitution and Bill of Rights and as such at each cache in this series you will be able to spot an American flag. Posted coordinates are for the flag. Solve the puzzle to obtain the coordinates for the final location.
Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Lowering the Voting Age
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 1, 1971. After the unpopular Vietnam War, lowering the national voting age was a controversial topic. Responding to arguments that those old enough to be drafted for military service should be able to exercise the right to vote, Congress lowered the voting age as part of the Voting Rights Act of 1970. The Supreme Court upheld the legislation in a five to four vote in applying the lowered voting age to federal elections only. A constitutional amendment was required to uniformly reduce the age to 18. Speaker Carl Albert of Oklahoma endorsed the amendment and it passed the House by a vote of 401 to 19, on March 23, 1971. The state legislatures in Ohio and North Carolina were the last to approve the amendment before official ratification. With the 1972 elections looming, the 26th Amendment was ratified in record time. The Nixon administration certified it four days later on July 5.
How well do you know your Bill of Rights? Answer the questions to find the coordinates for the final container.
N 32° 24.AB0
W 111° 12.CDE
A = “It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very first amendment. If we can't speak out, if we cannot challenge those in power, there is no guaranteeing the rights that follow.” ― Jonathan Karl
B = The right to a speedy and public trial.
C = Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
D = Protects citizens from government tyranny, the country from foreign invasion and respects the right of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves, family and property.
E = “It is better, so the (B)th Amendment teaches us, that the guilty sometimes go free than the citizens be subject to easy arrest.” — William O. Douglas
Checker: A+B+C+D+E should = 21.
FTF: Carmel!
Reference: The 26th Amendment | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives