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The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, importing, exporting and transportation of Alcoholic Beverages in the United States and its possessions. Contrary to common belief, it did not prohibit either the purchase or consumption of alcohol.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoTHE 21ST AMENDMENT REPEALED THE 18TH AMENDMENT ALLOWING IT TO BE LEGAL...
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∙ 13y agoThe 18th amendment illegalities alcohol in January 16, 1919. Then later the 21st amendment repealed the 18th in December 5, 1933.
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∙ 13y agoAssuming you are talking about it in the USA. It was legal again on March 22, 1933
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What amendment repeals another amendment?
The 18th Amendment (dealing with prohibition) was repealed by the 21st Amendment because of its lack of usefulness. People were still drinking, but the government couldn't benefit from this at all (taxes, anyone?) and so they eventually decided that it was better to just keep drinking alcohol legal but put more restrictions on it.
How are amendments 18 ad 21 in the constitution related?
Amendment 18 outlawed alcohol, while 21 made it legal again.
What is the drinking age in Rome?
16 is the legal age to purchase alcohol, 14 and 15 yr. old are allowed to consume alcohol as long as the alcohol is purchased by a parent
Women were granted the right to vote by which amendment?
The 19th Amendment gave women suffrage, or, the legal right to vote.
What is the legal drinking age for Louisiana?
17 and up
What did the twenty first amendment allow US citizens to do?
It allowed them to manufacture, purchase, and consume alcohol.
Which amendment made it legal to make and sell alcoholic beverages?
The Twenty-first Amendment to the U. S. Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and made possession and use of alcohol legal again.
What amendment repeals another amendment?
The 18th Amendment (dealing with prohibition) was repealed by the 21st Amendment because of its lack of usefulness. People were still drinking, but the government couldn't benefit from this at all (taxes, anyone?) and so they eventually decided that it was better to just keep drinking alcohol legal but put more restrictions on it.
How are amendments 18 ad 21 in the constitution related?
Amendment 18 outlawed alcohol, while 21 made it legal again.
What is the legal age for drinking alcohol?
21.
When was alcohol prohibited?
Alcohol was legal in the united states from 1776 to 1920. It was made illegal by the 18th amendment to the constitution, when prohibition was declared. In 1933, the U.S. Congress ratified the 21st amendment, which repealed prohibition and legalized the sale and consumption of alcohol.
What is legal age for drinking alcohol in the US?
you may have to be 21 or older to be drinking
What ended prohibiton?
Though the Temperence(anti alcohol) movement began long before, the 18th amendment began the era of prohibition. The 21st Amendment ended prohibition making the sale and consumption of alcohol legal once again. It is easy to remember this by just remembering the two legal ages in America.
What amendment repealed to the eighteenth amendment?
The 18th amendment established prohibition The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th amendment.
What did amendment 21 say?
The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition. It made it legal to sell alcohol.
What is the legal drinking age in Iceland?
Yes.The drinking age in which one can take alcohol in iceland is 20?
If you are under legal drinking age and have child can you legally consume alcohol?
No you cannot. Whether you have a child or not is irrelevant. You are under the legal drinking age, so you cannot legally consume alcohol.
