In the 1980s and 1990s, the federal government used to force the states to raise their minimum alcoholic beverage drinking age to 21.

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The federal government used a tactic called "conditional spending" by attaching the raising of the minimum drinking age to 21 as a condition for states to receive federal highway grants. This strategy effectively coerced states into complying with the federal mandate.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Federal Government Used to Force