What is the Volstead Act?

What will be an ideal response?


An act that was designed to implement the Eighteenth Amendment. The act set the starting date for nationwide prohibition and created a new federal law enforcement agency, the Bureau of Prohibition.

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The number or share of a population that has a particular condition is called

A. Incidence B. Prevalence C. Odds D. Odds ratio

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Individuals that remain on welfare for more than five years are known as being what?

a. in persistent poverty b. in temporary poverty c. street people d. truly disadvantaged

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Which of the following was successful in helping to propel West Europe out of its post–World War II slump?

a. the European Coal and Steel Community b. the Kosovo Force c. the North American Free Trade Agreement d. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization e. the European Central Bank

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Which of the following actions can government take WITHOUT violating the free exercise clause?

a. prevent animal sacrifice as part of a religious ceremony b. ban or tax door-to-door religious canvassing or proselytizing c. force people to work on Friday night or Saturday if those are days of worship d. make a religious group obey child labor laws

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