By: Francesca, Devin, and Angie Essential Question: How did the issues which prompted the creation of your amendment compare with the issues they are applied to today?
The18thAmendment
The 18th amendment banned the making, selling, transportation, buying, and drinking of alcohol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congress voted and aprroved the 18th amendment in October of the year of 1919. The amendment became law on January 17 1920.
Question:
Why was the amendment ratified?
Answer:
The 18th amendment was ratified to create better society with less people getting drunk, so everyone would be safe, and less drunken abuse towards loved ones or towards anyone.
Question:
What problems were current that urged the United States to make this amendment?
Answer:
In the United States alcohol was banned due to many women claiming their husbands or other drinkers were getting drunk and beating their wives and children. Also, women claimed their husbands and other drinkers were abusing their wives and children. Alcohol was banned for a better and safer social society.
Question:
How did the United States react to the 18th amendment when it was ratified?
Answer:
The United States was somewhat prepared for this law because already 65% of the country had already banned alcohol before the amendment was even ratified. Seven states adopted anti-liquor laws in 1916 and that made only 19 more states ban liquor.
Question:
Did a specific person in Congress come up with the idea?
Answer:
The House of Representatives initially passed and thought of the idea for the 18th amendment not a specific person, but a large group of people.
Question:
How would the United States react to this amendment today if it was passed in the year of 2009?
Answer:
If the 18th amendment was repassed again today, people would drink, make, buy, and sell, all alcohol products illigaly because people drink alcohol very often and it is probable that it would be used illgaly towards the government since so many people drink alcohol. It wouldn't just be people individually breaking the law by using alcohol, but most likely a company would be built and it would make and sell alchol to the rest of the country.
Question:
Why was the 18th amendment repealed?
Answer:
The 18th amendment was repealed because it was a failed social experiment. People were too ridiculous over the fact of no alcohol.
Question:
What are some problems we have today in the drinking of alcohol?
Answer:
Today a few problems that we have in the drinking of alcohol are how people drink too much and become drunk. People become ill from getting drunk, some even kill themselves because of alcohol, and some people get drunk and drive, putting not only themselves in danger, but other people in your society as well.
Question:
What was the consequence if someone disobeyed the 18th amendment and was caught?
Answer:
If someone was caught diobeying the 18th amendment they would be killed. The reason they would be killed is because you are breaking a law, and you would be ruining the making of a better and safer society. Plus you would be putting others in danger too. The consequence is DEATH!!!
Question:
How many states agreed to the 18th amendment?
Answer:
Well 13 months after the ratification of the 18th amendment Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the amendment on January 16, 1919.
Question:
How mant states disagreedto the 18th amendment?
Answer:
Many states had a fit over the banning of alcohol. They were angry, mad, and disgusted. They considered this law as "a national curse" and "going to hell in a hurry". Twenty-three out of forty-eight states were disgusted and tried to bring alcohol back into their lives. Some men called "bootlegs" snuck alcohol drinking by making alcohol in their bathtubs and would put the alcohol in their boots. The majority of the states were FURIOUS about this new amendment?
Question:
When was the 18th amemdment repealed?
Answer:
In the year of 1993 the first amendment (the 18th amendment) to ever be repealed by the 21st amendment took place.
Current Event According to the 18th Amendment Done By: Francesca
Source: New York Times
Title: D.C. Buisinesses Brace Themselves-But For What?
Date of Article: January 10th, 2009R
Written By: Bernie Becker
This article talks about how bars, restaurants, and nightclubs will be staying open extra hours during Inauguration weekend. Instead of the bars, restaurants, and nightclubs closing their service of alcohol at 2 or 3 AM, do to the festivities they will be allowed to serve alcohol until 4 AM. Owners of these facilities expect more customers to come during these extra hours, and especially because of the festival. The owner's payments will probably increase, but they won't be rich. All owners have to registor for the extra hours of service of alcohol. And their community around them has to vote, either agreeing or disagreeing wether or not to allow the facilities extra hours. The votes have to be in by January 15th. The extra hours will occur from January 17th through the 21st. The only problem is that when people drink for celebrations, they sometimes tend to become unaware of how much they are drinking and how much they already drank. Then the people become drunk which is not good at all. People will be traveling, most likely, from places to places, visiting relatives or other people. This may be unsafe for the society. Drunk drivers may cause big accidents. This is a why some bars, restaurants, and nightclubs are second guessing this opportunity. They don't want to put people's lives in danger when it isn't necassary. In my opinion of this article I would think that it is definitely an unsafe idea to keep facilities drinking hours longer. This is a time where the 18th amendment could be used and is needed for safety of the society. Extra drinking hours on a celebration night is not a smart idea!
This article talks about the Prohibition of alcohol during the time of the 18th amendment. It also talks about the many groups that went against alcohol such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) or the Anti Saloon League (ASL). About half of t the United States had adopted an anti-saloon legislation (26 out of 50 states). During the 18th amendment most of the bootlegging would be done in Miami Beach, Florida. In the process of bootlegging in Miami Beach they would pretend the alcohol was fish and wrap it up in brown paper. In the late 20s' the Americans this law would soon be reapealed. In 1933 the 21st amendment repealing prohibition was made.
The 18th Amendment
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When was the amendment ratified?
Answer:
Congress voted and aprroved the 18th amendment in October of the year of 1919. The amendment became law on January 17 1920.
Why was the amendment ratified?
Answer:
The 18th amendment was ratified to create better society with less people getting drunk, so everyone would be safe, and less drunken abuse towards loved ones or towards anyone.
Question:
What problems were current that urged the United States to make this amendment?
Answer:
In the United States alcohol was banned due to many women claiming their husbands or other drinkers were getting drunk and beating their wives and children. Also, women claimed their husbands and other drinkers were abusing their wives and children. Alcohol was banned for a better and safer social society.
Question:
How did the United States react to the 18th amendment when it was ratified?
Answer:
The United States was somewhat prepared for this law because already 65% of the country had already banned alcohol before the amendment was even ratified. Seven states adopted anti-liquor laws in 1916 and that made only 19 more states ban liquor.
Question:
Did a specific person in Congress come up with the idea?
Answer:
The House of Representatives initially passed and thought of the idea for the 18th amendment not a specific person, but a large group of people.
Question:
How would the United States react to this amendment today if it was passed in the year of 2009?
Answer:
If the 18th amendment was repassed again today, people would drink, make, buy, and sell, all alcohol products illigaly because people drink alcohol very often and it is probable that it would be used illgaly towards the government since so many people drink alcohol. It wouldn't just be people individually breaking the law by using alcohol, but most likely a company would be built and it would make and sell alchol to the rest of the country.
Question:
Why was the 18th amendment repealed?
Answer:
The 18th am
endment was repealed because it was a failed social experiment. People were too ridiculous over the fact of no alcohol.
Question:
What are some problems we have today in the drinking of alcohol?
Answer:
Today a few problems that we have in the drinking of alcohol are how people drink too much and become drunk. People become ill from getting drunk, some even kill themselves because of alcohol, and some people get drunk and drive, putting not only themselves in danger, but other people in your society as well.
Question:
What was the consequence if someone disobeyed the 18th amendment and was caught?
Answer:
If someone was caught diobeying the 18th amendment they would be killed. The reason they would be killed is because you are breaking a law, and you would be ruining the making of a better and safer society. Plus you would be putting others in danger too. The consequence is DEATH!!!
Question:
How many states agreed to the 18th amendment?
Answer:
Well 13 months after the ratification of the 18th amendment Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the amendment on January 16, 1919.
Question:
How mant states disagreed to the 18th amendment?
Answer:
Many states had a fit over the banning of alcohol. They were angry, mad, and disgusted. They considered this law as "a national curse" and "going to hell in a hurry". Twenty-three out of forty-eight states were disgusted and tried to bring alcohol back into their lives. Some men called "bootlegs" snuck alcohol drinking by making alcohol in their bathtubs and would put the alcohol in their boots. The majority of the states were FURIOUS about this new amendment?
Question:
When was the 18th amemdment repealed?
Answer:
In the year of 1993 the first amendment (the 18th amendment) to ever be repealed by the 21st amendment took place.
Current Event According to the 18th Amendment Done By: Francesca
Source: New York Times
Title: D.C. Buisinesses Brace Themselves-But For What?
Date of Article: January 10th, 2009R
Written By: Bernie Becker
This article talks about how bars, restaurants, and nightclubs will be staying open extra hours during Inauguration weekend. Instead of the bars, restaurants, and nightclubs closing their service of alcohol at 2 or 3 AM, do to the festivities they will be allowed to serve alcohol until 4 AM. Owners of these facilities expect more customers to come during these extra hours, and especially because of the festival. The owner's payments will probably increase, but they won't be rich. All owners have to registor for the extra hours of service of alcohol. And their community around them has to vote, either agreeing or disagreeing wether or not to allow the facilities extra hours. The votes have to be in by January 15th. The extra hours will occur from January 17th through the 21st. The only problem is that when people drink for celebrations, they sometimes tend to become unaware of how much they are drinking and how much they already drank. Then the people become drunk which is not good at all. People will be traveling, most likely, from places to places, visiting relatives or other people. This may be unsafe for the society. Drunk drivers may cause big accidents. This is a why some bars, restaurants, and nightclubs are second guessing this opportunity. They don't want to put people's lives in danger when it isn't necassary. In my opinion of this article I would think that it is definitely an unsafe idea to keep facilities drinking hours longer. This is a time where the 18th amendment could be used and is needed for safety of the society. Extra drinking hours on a celebration night is not a smart idea!
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DEVIN'S CURRENT EVENT
Source of article: www.thenytimes.com
Title: Prohibition
Date of Article: 2000
This article talks about the Prohibition of alcohol during the time of the 18th amendment. It also talks about the many groups that went against alcohol such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) or the Anti Saloon League (ASL). About half of t the United States had adopted an anti-saloon legislation (26 out of 50 states). During the 18th amendment most of the bootlegging would be done in Miami Beach, Florida. In the process of bootlegging in Miami Beach they would pretend the alcohol was fish and wrap it up in brown paper. In the late 20s' the Americans this law would soon be reapealed. In 1933 the 21st amendment repealing prohibition was made.
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