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Tens of millions of US citizens wanted to enjoy alcoholic beverages.
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Why was it so difficult to enforce prohibition?
Because it attempted to enforce an unpopular law.
Why was it difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition?
Because only a minority of the population supported Prohibition.
All the reasons why was it difficult to enforce the laws governing Prohibition were what?
Most people came to oppose Prohibition and disobeyed it.
Why was it difficult enforcing laws governing prohibition?
It proved to be impossible to enforce prohibition effectively because so many people wanted to drink alcoholic beverages.
Why was is difficult to enforce laws governing prohibition?
Because the law was so unpopular, even among people who choose not to drink alcohol.
Why was it so difficult to enforce prohibition?
Because it attempted to enforce an unpopular law.
Why was it difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition?
Because only a minority of the population supported Prohibition.
All the reasons why was it difficult to enforce the laws governing Prohibition were what?
Most people came to oppose Prohibition and disobeyed it.
Which generalization can be best drawn from the experiment with national prohibition?
social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce
Why was it difficult enforcing laws governing prohibition?
It proved to be impossible to enforce prohibition effectively because so many people wanted to drink alcoholic beverages.
What is the most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the US?
# Social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce
Was the federal government able to enforce prohibition?
Neither the federal nor state governments were able to enforce prohibition effectively.
Why was is difficult to enforce laws governing prohibition?
Because the law was so unpopular, even among people who choose not to drink alcohol.
It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all the following reasons except?
Many reasons made it hard to enforce prohibition rules. Some of these reasons included large organized gangs of illegal alcohol drug traffickers, ease in smuggling in alcohol from Canada, and home breweries. Limited police manpower and crooked politicians compounded the problem.
Why was it difficult to enforce prohibition laws?
Illegal production and distribution of alcoholic beverages prevailed, and the US government did not have the means or desire to enforce the prohibition required by the act. Organised crime took it on, was successful, and profited greatly and would be drinkers combined with them flocking to speakeasies and icarried booze in hip flasks, hollowed books etc. There is a saying that the good law is that which reflects what most people are doing. Prohibition set itself directly contrary to that.
What was passed to enforce prohibition?
the 18th amendment
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
It was the Volstead Act.
