2. Why was this amendment put into effect by the government?
A: The 21st amendment was put into effect because so much crime was happening with the illegal trading of alcohol; alcohol was made illegal by the 18th amendment. The reason that the previous amendment (the 18th) was put into affect was to ban alcohol because violence was being caused by alcohol use (people getting into fights, men beating wife and children, etc.), but the outcome of the 18th amendment was far worse. (DO) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
4. Why were there so many crimes happening before this amendment took effect?
A:While it might seem like the crimes happening were just illegal trading of alcohol, it was actually much more. It would be the equivalent to a modern day drug deal that you would see in movies. One person wouldn't pay the money and in return they would get shot, and other things of that nature. (DO) http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/dec-5-1933-ratification-of-21st-amendment-ends-prohibition/?_r=0
5. How long did it take for america to realize the 18th amendment was not healthy for the united states as a whole?
A: It took america 14 years to finally make the 21st amendment. Even people who supported the temperance movement agreed that that law was not good for the states. (DO) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Twenty-First Amendment
1. What was the 21st amendment?
A: The 21st amendment was a law passed to re-legalize alcohol. This amendment amendment was created to get rid of the 18th amendment which
was created to make alcohol illegal. (DO)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
2. Why was this amendment put into effect by the government?
A: The 21st amendment was put into effect because so much crime was happening with the illegal trading of alcohol; alcohol was made illegal by the 18th amendment. The reason that the previous amendment (the 18th) was put into affect was to ban alcohol because violence was being caused by alcohol use (people getting into fights, men beating wife and children, etc.), but the outcome of the 18th amendment was far worse. (DO)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
3. How did this amendment change/affect current American society?
A: The 21st amendment greatly changed America from how it was after the 18th amendment. It got rid of illegal crimes happening. (DO)
https://uschs.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/the-21st-amendment-the-end-of-prohibition/
4. Why were there so many crimes happening before this amendment took effect?
A:While it might seem like the crimes happening were just illegal trading of alcohol, it was actually much more. It would be the equivalent to a modern day drug deal that you would see in movies. One person wouldn't pay the money and in return they would get shot, and other things of that nature. (DO)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/dec-5-1933-ratification-of-21st-amendment-ends-prohibition/?_r=0
5. How long did it take for america to realize the 18th amendment was not healthy for the united states as a whole?
A: It took america 14 years to finally make the 21st amendment. Even people who supported the temperance movement agreed that that law was not good for the states. (DO)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
6. When did congress propose the 21st amendment?
A. Congress passed the amendment on February 20th in 1933. (CM)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
7. What was the first state to ratify the amendment?
A. The first state to ratify the amendment was Michigan on April 10th 1933.(CM)
http://www.usconstitution.net/constamrat.html
8. Which president passed the 21st amendment?
A.President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed the amendment.(CM)
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=1205
9. Which type of area, rural,suburban, or urban, was prohibition supported the most?
A. Out of the three areas, rural, urban or suburban, rural supported prohibition the most. (CM)
https://iantyrrell.wordpress.com/alcohol-prohibition-in-the-usa/
10. When was the 21st amendment originally designed?
A. The 21st amendment was originally designed in 1899.(CM)
http://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxi
Fun Facts:
- The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed
(http://constitution.laws.com/21st-amendment)- The 18th Amendment which included the prohibition of alcoholic beverages
- The 21st Amendment instituted the legal instrument currently known as liquor licenses
(http://constitution.laws.com/21st-amendment )(http://constitution.laws.com/21st-amendment)
(http://constitution.laws.com/21st-amendment)
States Not Participatory in the Ratification of the 21st Amendment:
Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota