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 * Essential Question: What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? **
 * The 21st amendment was created as a result of the immense failure of the 18th amendment. After the 18th amendment, people still found ways to drink alcohol. In addition, criminals made huge amounts of money by selling alcohol to desperate customers. The 18th amendment which was meant to stop people from becoming intoxicated actually made people more desperate to consume alcohol. It also raised crime rates. Because of these issues the 21st amendment was created to repeal the 18th amendment. (J.F.) **
 * Essential Question: What impact did your amendment have on society at that time? The 21st amendment had a huge impact on the society during the 1930's. For example, the 21st amendment ended the national prohibition that the 18th amendment started. During the national prohibition the crime rate was very high as criminals would smuggle and sell alcohol illegally. However, once the prohibition ended people no longer needed to buy alcohol illegally so those who were selling it ran out of business. Therefore, the 21st amendment helped to lower crime rates.(J.F.) **

The 21st amendment nullified the 18th amendment, in which the sale and consumption of alcohol was illegal. The 21st amendment made that invalid, so the sale and consumption of alcohol was legalized by this amendment.(J.F.) []
 * The 21st Amendment: (7th grade language) **

1. What is the 21st amendment? Answer: The Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920. The Twenty-first Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933. [|http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html#21] 2. What were five states that supported the ratification of the 21st amendment? Answer: Michigan was the first state to ratify the 21st amendment, they did this on April 10th 1933. They were followed by Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and New Jersey who all ratified this amendment in 1933. Wisconsin did so on April 25th. Rhode Island followed on May 8th. Seventeen days later, Wyoming ratified it on May 25th. New Jersey were the fifth state to support this amendment on June 1st. (J.F.) [] 3. Who proposed the Twenty-first Amendment? Congress proposed the Twenty-first Amendment during February 20, 1933. However, it was adopted later that year in December. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States

4. What amendment did the 21st amendment nullify? Answer: The 21st amendment nullified the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment entailed that the sale and consumption of alcohol was now illegal. The 21st amendment nullified this law by legalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol. (J.F.) []

5. When was this amendment created? This Amendment was passed on December 5, 1933. http://kids.laws.com/21st-amendment

6. For how many years was the sale of alcohol illegal, leading to the 21st amendment? Answer: Leading to the 21st amendment the sale of alcohol was illegal for 13 years The 18th amendment was passed in 1920. The 21st amendment nullified the 18th amendment and was passed 13 years later in 1933. (J.F.) []

7. Which two states rejected the Amendment first? South Carolina rejected it, and the voters of North Carolina refused even to call a convention to consider it. However, all the other states held conventions that ended up accepting the amendment. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-twentyfirst-amendment-of-the-us-constitution-r.html

8. What was the final state to accept the 21st amendment? Answer: Utah was the final state to ratify the 21st amendment. Utah's ratification of the 21st amendment officially nullified the 18th amendment. They were the 36th state, therefore completing the 3/4 majority needed to pass this law. On December 5 1933 Utah ratified the 21st amendment, therefore ending the national prohibition. (J.F.) []

9. Why was this amendment passed? The Twenty-first Amendment was passed to undo the Eighteenth Amendment. A constitutional amendment, or any law, is repealed when it is found unconstitutional.The 18th Amendment overstepped the authority of government. But, once it became a part of the constitution, the only way to correct this was with another amendment, the Twenty-first Amendment.

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10. What did the 21st amendment make legal? Answer: The 21st amendment made the sale and consumption of alcohol legal. It did so by repealing the 18th amendment that made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. Because the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment, the sale and consumption of alcohol became legal, ending the national prohibition. (J.F.) [] Frequently Asked Questions (J.F.): When was the prohibition repealed? Answer: December 5, 1933.

What amendment did the 21st amendment repeal? Answer: The 18th amendment.

Why was the prohibition repealed? Answer: The prohibition caused more problems then it solved. Alcohol sale and consumption was not ceased, it was now just being done by criminals who made money on the situation.

What were the criminals who sold alcohol to desperate people during the prohibition called? Answer: The criminals who sold alcohol were called "Bootleggers" and "Rumrunners".

What was a speakeasy? A speakeasy was a high-class established gathering that generally only took place in large cities. In a speakeasy there would be music, people would be served food and alcoholic beverages illegally.

What was the prohibition? Answer: The prohibition was a time between 1930 and 1933 that the sale and consumption of alcohol was illegal in the United States. This was the 18th amendment which was repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933.

What was a Blind Pig Saloon? A blind pig saloon was a venue for serving alcohol under the disguise of an attraction. People would pay to enter the attraction and would be served alcohol. The attraction would be a legal front for the illegal consumption of alcohol. []

Interesting facts(J.F.) 1. The 21st amendment never specified about drinking alcohol but it was illegal to have possession of alcohol. Because of this drinking alcohol was not allowed as you were never allowed to have it. 2. The 21st amendment is the only amendment to repeal the content of another amendment. 3. The 21st amendment was not accepted by all states as North Carolina and South Carolina rejected its ratification. In addition another 8 states did not even meet to discuss this amendment [] .