Introduction Paragraph

Question 1

18th Amendment A-1

Answer 1

The 18th Amendment went into effect on January 17th, 1920.

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Question 2

18th Amendment A-2

Answer 2

The 18th Amendment “prohibited the manufacture, transport or sale of alcoholic beverages through out the United States.”

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Question 3

18th Amendment A-3

Answer 3

By 1920, 33 of 48 states had already “taken in upon themselves to enact their own laws banning alcohol.”

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Question 4

18th Amendment B-4

Answer 4

“The 18th Amendment is the only constitutional amendment to ever be repealed.”

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Question 5

18th Amendment D-5

Answer 5

“…the morning of Jan. 16, 1919, the Amendment was ratified…”

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Question 6

18th Amendment E-6

Answer 6

“The laws typically required a minimum sale - meaning that whoever wanted alcohol had to buy in large quantities - leaving fewer able to afford the luxury.”

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Question 7

Volstead Act B-7

Answer 7

“In October 1919, Congress passed the National Prohibition Act – more commonly known as the Volstead Act…”

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Question 8

Volstead Act B-8

Answer 8

The Volstead Act was the legislation that allowed the federal government to enforce Prohibition as defined in the 18th Amendment.

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Question 9

Volstead Act B-9

Answer 9

The Volstead Act took “effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 17, 1920.”

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Question 10

Volstead Act D-10

Answer 10

The Volstead Act allowed “Congress to set the penalties and fines needed to enforce the new law.”

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