Question

What was the name given to the banning of alcoholic beverages? A. Integration B. Prohibition C. Abolition D. Absolutism

Answer 1

B. Prohibition

In 1917, the US Congress passed the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating beverages. The 18th Amendment was ratified in 1919. But enforcing Prohibition proved to be exceedingly difficult. As one observer at the time said, """I have noticed that every attempt to legislate morals into the people has resulted in disaster." By 1933, Congress passed and the states ratified the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment and ended the Prohibition Era.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Prohibition

Explanation:

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (Amendment XVIII), together with the Volstead Law that defined the concept of "intoxicating liquor" in the United States, established the dry law in the country. It was ratified in January 1919. It was replaced by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only instance in which an Amendment has been annulled. Amendment XVIII was also unique in that it established a delay in its entry into force after its ratification, in addition to setting a deadline for ratification by States.