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Because when most people drink alcohol, they aren't necessarily trying to get drunk and can exercise self-control and moderation. It is the group of people who cause DUI crashes and have addictions that give alcohol a bad name.

Many people also get angry that while drugs are illegal, alcohol is legal. But, the answer is simple really. When a person does drugs, they expect or want a high, but someone who drinks alcohol isn't necessarily doing it to get drunk, which I would compare to the high of drugs.

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When the period of time when buying or selling alcohol was illegal it was called?

In the USA it was called Prohibition.


What did congress make illegal in amendment 18 and when was the amendment repealed?

Alcohol and the 21st amendment reversed this.


Who was the prohibited by the constitutional amendment of 1920 to 1933?

I think you mean "What was prohibited" not "Who" because during this time period alcohol was illegal in the United Sates. This time period was know as prohibition.


What is the 18th amendemnt?

The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1919, established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages, making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport alcohol in the U.S. This amendment was a significant outcome of the temperance movement, which aimed to reduce alcohol consumption due to its perceived negative social effects. However, the 18th Amendment led to increased illegal activities, such as bootlegging and speakeasies. It was eventually repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.


What where the women Christian temperance movement trying to change?

The Women's Christian Temperance Movement (WCT) was a group of women in the early 1900's attempting to make the consumption, sale, or making of alcohol illegal. It was founded by Carry Nation who was very anti-immigrant. At the time Irish were the number one immigrants in america bringing there drinking habits with them. Nation and her followers would walk into bars and saloons with an axe and completely destroy the whole place while reading verses from the bible. From 1900-1917, 1/2 of all US States prohibited alcohol. By 1920, 100% of all states adapted the 18th amendment making alcohol illegal. It would remain illegal until 1933 when it was made legal again by the 21st amendment.