21st Amendment

history-and-social-science

National alcohol prohibition in the United States was abolished on December 5, 1933, when the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment....

US History & Government

The 18th and 21st Amendments frame one of the most distinct regulatory experiments in U.S. history: Prohibition and its repeal. The 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919 and effectiv...

history-law

The 21st Amendment was passed by Congress on February 20, 1933, and was ratified by the states on December 5, 1933, thereby repealing the 18th Amendment and ending nationwide Pr...

constitutional-law

The 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition by repealing the 18th Amendment, has not been repealed. As of today, it remains part of the U.S. Constitution. This status clarificat...

law

The 21st Amendment, ratified in 1933, repealed Prohibition and restored state and federal authority to regulate alcohol. It contains two key clauses: the Transportation or Impor...

US Government & History

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the sitting U.S. president who championed and secured the ratification of the 21st Amendment, the constitutional change that repealed Prohibition. On D...

history-politics

National Prohibition in the United States ended on December 5, 1933 , when the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified , repealing the 18th Amendment. The 21st Amen...

history-government

The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which ended national Prohibition and restored state authority over alcohol regulation, was proposed by Congress and ratifie...

history-law-policy

The 21st Amendment year refers to 1933, when the amendment was proposed and ratified, ending national Prohibition and returning alcohol regulation to states and localities. Rati...

U.S. Constitutional Law

The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution ended national prohibition of alcoholic beverages. It is the only constitutional amendment to both repeal a previous amendme...