Prohibition and Repeal: 18th and 21st Amendments

Question 1

On what date was the Eighteenth Amendment ratified?

Accepted Answer

January 16, 1919

Question 2

When did the Eighteenth Amendment go into effect (the start of national Prohibition)?

Accepted Answer

January 17, 1920

Question 3

Which three main activities did the Eighteenth Amendment prohibit nationwide?

Accepted Answer

Manufacture, sale, transportation

Question 4

By what method (which body) were amendments normally ratified when the Eighteenth Amendment was adopted?

Accepted Answer

State legislatures

Question 5

On what date was the Twenty-first Amendment ratified, officially repealing Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

December 5, 1933

Question 6

What unique ratification method did the Twenty-first Amendment use instead of state legislatures?

Accepted Answer

State ratifying conventions

Question 7

How many states' approval was required to ratify these amendments (the fraction of states)?

Accepted Answer

Three-fourths

Question 8

Approximately how many states' approvals were needed to meet three-fourths when the 18th and 21st Amendments were ratified (out of 48 states)?

Accepted Answer

36

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