18TH
the 18th ammendment/prohibition
A constitutional amendment is any change in the US Constitution. Like the constitution, an amendment must be proposed and then adopted by Congress or by state conventions. It must then be ratified by 2/3 of the current states before it becomes part of the Constitution. Amendments can only be superceded by another later amendment, or repealed by one.
The Eighteenth Amendment which mandated Prohibition in the United States in 1919 was later repealed.
The Prohibition of Alcohol
The only constitutional amendment that has been repealed is the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 and established the prohibition of alcohol, making the production, transport and sale of alcohol illegal. This amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment on December 5, 1933.
17th amendment
The 18th amendment was the prohibition (banning) of alcohol. It was repealed by the 21st amendment some years later. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
By a vote of two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states
The numbered amendments usually refer to the changes (additions) made to the Constitution of the United States of America. The 18th Amendment is therefore the 18th change to this constitution - I believe this one banned alcohol the "prohibition amendment" (it was later repealed - (reversed)).
The 18th amendment established prohibition The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th amendment.
The 18th amendment caused the Whiskey Rebellion. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment.
Prohibition laws were put into effect in the United States through the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in 1919. This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.