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2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
 
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3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
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3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.<ref name=FindLaw>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment18/ Text and Notes on the Eighteenth Amendment] at FindLaw.com</ref>
  
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== Notes ==
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This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed.  But later this was repealed by the [[Twenty-First Amendment]] in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.
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This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed.  But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.
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It was a [[Christian]] movement led by women behind this [[prohibition]] of alcohol ("Prohibition" or "temperance") and the ratification of this amendment.  By 1855, 13 of the 31 states already had prohibition.  Women declared war ("Women's War") on alcohol once many saloons arose after the Civil War, with much public drunkenness, prostitution and gambling.  The Anti-Saloon League (ASL) was established in 1893.  It endorsed candidates having a pro-temperance position. In the election of 1916, ASL-endorsed candidates won many congressional elections, and that Congress passed the amendment with majorities far in excess of the required 2/3rds, and sent the amendment to the states.
 
  
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After Prohibition came into effect, organized crime rose in order to supply the demand for liquor, and the demand remained the same, if it did not increase. Murders went on the rise, until prohibition ended.<ref>http://www.drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm</ref>
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Though this amendment was later repealed, many religious groups and some American counties and towns continue to ban alcohol.  The fastest growing and second-largest religion in the world, [[Islam]], bans alcohol and not even Muslim cab-drivers accept passengers who are carrying alcohol.  Alcoholism contributes to over a hundred thousand deaths in the United States each year, from drunk driving to illness to violent crimes.
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Latest revision as of 02:22, March 10, 2022

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.

2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.[1]

Notes

This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Text and Notes on the Eighteenth Amendment at FindLaw.com


Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America
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Bill of Rights:
1 - Freedom of speech, press, religion, etc.
2 - Right to bear arms
3 - Quartering of soldiers
4 - Warrants
5 - Due process
6 - Right to a speedy trial
7 - Right by trial of a jury
8 - No cruel or unusual punishments
9 - Unenumerated rights
10 - Power to the people and states

11 - Immunity of states to foreign suits
12 - Revision of presidential election procedures
13 - Abolition of slavery
14 - Citizenship
15 - Racial suffrage
16 - Federal income tax
17 - Direct election of the United States Senate
18 - Prohibition of alcohol
19 - Women's suffrage
20 - Terms of the presidency
21 - Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment
22 - Limits the president to two terms
23 - District of Columbia Voting for President
24 - Prohibition of poll taxes
25 - Presidential disabilities
26 - Voting age lowered to 18
27 - Variance of congressional compensation

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