THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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They became isolated
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They lost their traditional values
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They became corrupt
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During Prohibition, as the content, structure and profitability of corruption changed, members of law enforcement engaging in crime decreased in proportion, dropping from 14 percent to 2.6 percent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sums of money being exchanged during the dry era proved a corrupting influence in both the federal Bureau of Prohibition and at the state and local level. Police officers and Prohibition agents alike were frequently tempted by bribes or the lucrative opportunity to go into bootlegging themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -In early 1933, Congress adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the 18th. The 21st Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933, ending Prohibition.