THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Question
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18th Amendment
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19th Amendment
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20th Amendment
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21st Amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
Detailed explanation-2: -It appears in the Declaration of Independence. The 21st Amendment to the Constitution gives the “rights” concerning alcohol beverages, not to the federal government nor to the individuals, but to the states. It is the only express grant of authority given exclusively to the states.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition. After the repeal of the 18th Amendment, some states continued Prohibition by maintaining statewide temperance laws. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended Prohibition in 1966.