18th & 21st Amendments

18th Amendment

1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

21st Amendment

1. The eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

3. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.

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The Amendments Backgrounds

      The 18th and 21st Amendments have some amazing background.  First off the 18th Amendment banned selling, buying, or drinking alcohol.  Many people were very upset with this amendment because they drank a lot of alcohol everyday.  The purpose for this amendment was so people would stop getting in trouble for drinking to much at one period of time.  The state was allowed to abolish this law if they felt that it wasn't a problem in their state.  The 18th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1919.  However this amendment is now all canceled out by the 21st Amendment which was written 14 years later in the year of 1933.  The 21st Amendment took out the 18th Amendment and states that you could start selling and drinking alcohol in the United States again.  The purpose for this amendment was people were starting to find out that alcohol wasn't as bad as they thought it was.  Many people were happy with this amendment because they drank a lot and now they wouldn't get in trouble for it.  The 18th and 21st Amendments absolutely are amazing when you find out their awesome background.

The Importance of the 18th & 21st Amendments

     The 18th and 21st Amendments were very important for citizens of the U.S.A. for many reasons. The importance of the 18th Amendment was so people would stop getting in trouble by drinking and selling alcohol in the United States. This was important so people would stop getting out of hand if they drank to much. The importance of the 21st Amendment was that alcohol wasn't as bad as people thought it was and they were finding out that people were drinking it anyway and not getting crazy if they didn't have to much. The 18th and 21st Amendments were extremely important for everyone living in the U.S.A.