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The 18th Amendment was ratified 16 January 1919. It became effective 16 January 1920. It was repealed by the 21st Amendment 5 December 1933.

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The 18 amendment was proposed in congress on december 18, 1919

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Which amendment was passed by congress in 1919 that made prohibition law?

18th amendment.


What amendment was the Prohibition law?

18th


Which is the only amendment that was used to repeal a previously ratified amendment?

You are probably referring to the 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition. The 18th amendment to the Constitution (1919) made it illegal to manufacture, sell or distribute alcoholic beverages. It was supposed to reduce alcoholism and lower crime rates (many crimes were related to drunkenness), but it turned out to be a very unpopular law, as well as a law that was nearly impossible to enforce. By 1933, the 21st Amendment had repealed it.


What amendment was repealed?

The 18th amendment. It made drinking intoxicants illegal. After much failure in stopping people from drinking the government decided to end the law.


Which law was most responsible for bootlegging?

prohibition, the 18th Amendment


What is 18th amendment?

The numbered amendments usually refer to the changes (additions) made to the Constitution of the United States of America. The 18th Amendment is therefore the 18th change to this constitution - I believe this one banned alcohol the "prohibition amendment" (it was later repealed - (reversed)).


What did the 18th admendment do?

The 18th amendment prohibited the sale, transport, export, import, or manufacture of alcoholic beverages. It is known as the prohibition amendment. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment.


What legislation became law in 1920 and established national prohibition?

It was actually the 18th Amendment, which was repealed via the 21st Amendment in 1933.


What amendment passed prohibition into law?

The 18th Amendment passed prohibition into law in 1919, making it illegal to produce, sell, or transport alcohol in the United States. This led to increased illegal alcohol production and consumption during the "Roaring Twenties."


What amendment repeals prohibition of alcohol?

The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed alcohol prohibition; there is no federal amendment that restricts purchase or consumption of alcohol to "adults". That is generally regulated by state law.


What was the only amendment to the US Constitution that was ever repealed?

The only constitutional amendment that has been repealed is the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 and established the prohibition of alcohol, making the production, transport and sale of alcohol illegal. This amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment on December 5, 1933.


What did the Twenty-First Amendment do?

Amendment 21 counteracted against amendment 18. Amendment 18 was to stop alcohol trade and instead of repealing or canceling amendment 18 they just passed amendment 21 which allowed there to be alcohol trade. Amendment 21 was adopted in 1933 took away prohibition