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  2. Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Twenty-first Amendment in the National Archives. The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol. The Twenty-first Amendment was proposed by the 72nd Congress on February 20, 1933, and was ...

  3. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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    The only amendment to be ratified through this method thus far is the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol.

  4. Repeal of Prohibition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1919, the requisite number of state legislatures ratified the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, enabling national prohibition one year later. Many women, notably members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, were pivotal in bringing about national Prohibition in the United States, believing it would protect families, women, and children from the effects of alcohol ...

  5. Andres Duany's six words to a better Vero Beach downtown ...

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    Andres Duany, an urban planner hired to draw a master plan for Vero Beach's downtown, walks toward 21st Amendment Distillery Feb. 5, 2024, with his dog, Bailey.

  6. Blaine Act - Wikipedia

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    The Volstead Act implemented the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). The act defined "intoxicating beverage" as one with 0.5 percent alcohol by weight. Numerous problems with enforcement [1] and a desire to create jobs and raise tax revenue by legalizing beer, wine, and liquor [2] led a majority of voters and members of Congress to turn against Prohibition by late 1932.

  7. Why the US has birthright citizenship and how Trump could ...

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    The 14th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868. - National Archives

  8. This amendment would have heavily reduced America's ability to be involved in war, requiring a national referendum to confirm any declaration of war. Public support for the amendment was very robust through the 1930s, a period when isolationism was the prevailing mood in the United States. [17] [18] [19]

  9. U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state

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    Shortly after the ratification of the 21st amendment in December, most states set their purchase ages at 21 since that was the voting age at the time. Most of these limits remained constant until the early 1970s. From 1969 to 1976, some 30 states lowered their purchase ages, generally to 18.