What Is an Example of the 21st Amendment? Understanding Its Impact on Prohibition

Learn how the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition in 1933, ending the ban on alcohol and giving states regulatory control.

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The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed Prohibition. An example is the end of the nationwide ban on the sale, production, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in 1933. This amendment allowed states to regulate alcohol individually and marked the only instance where a U.S. constitutional amendment was wholly repealed by another amendment.

FAQs & Answers

  1. What did the 21st Amendment do? The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, ending the nationwide Prohibition on alcohol in the United States.
  2. When was Prohibition repealed in the U.S.? Prohibition ended in 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
  3. How does the 21st Amendment affect state control of alcohol? The 21st Amendment allows individual states to regulate the sale, production, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

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