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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.

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Why was it difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition?

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Why was it so difficult to enforce prohibition?

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Was the federal government able to enforce prohibition?

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Why was it difficult enforcing laws governing prohibition?

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It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all the following reasons except?

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Why was is difficult to police prohibition?

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What was passed to enforce prohibition?

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