What Amendment put in effect national Prohibition? Explain what Prohibition is and the two (2) sections it put into effect. What were the national effects related to Prohibition?
What will be an ideal response?
Eighteenth Amendment. Prohibition—An era in which it was illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport intoxicating liquors within the United States. Section 1: After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.; Section 2: The congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Significant drop in alcohol consumption among working class (made alcohol expensive); distilled liquors were easy to produce and transport, which made them popular; underground system developed (organized crime).
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