Historical figs/content
Name a political factor
(answers may vary) Best possible answer:Prohibition supporters, called "drys", presented it as a battle for public morals and health. The movement was taken up by progressives in the Prohibition, Democratic, and Republican parties, and gained a national grassroots base through the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Name 1 problem that the amendment addressed
(answers may vary) Best possible answer:the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.
When was the amendment proposed
December 18, 1917
Name a unintended consequence of the amendment
(answers may vary) Possible answers:an increase in crime and corruption, an increase in prisoners, and a decline in Americans' health.
How did the amendment change the balance of power between federal and state governments
(answers may vary) One possible answer:The Eighteenth Amendment was partly a response to the Supreme Court’s pre-Prohibition Era Commerce Clause jurisprudence, which limited the federal and state governments’ power over the liquor traffic
Who is Carrie Nation?
She is most famous for her extreme opposition of alcohol and taking action by destroying bars and saloons with a hatchet.
How did framers envision the amendments impact
(answers may vary) Best possible answer: During the progressive era the progressives just wanted to make the world more peaceful and enlightened. They believed banning the distribution of alcohol could do that
When was the amendment ratified
January 16, 1919
Name a reaction a specific group to this amendment being created
Many Protestant and Catholic churches allied with the Anti-Saloon League by the beginning of the 20th century. Based on moral and religious grounds, these churches argued that prohibition would help eliminate political corruption, domestic violence, and prostitution, of which alcohol was seen as the major cause.
Name 1 strength and weakness of his amendment
(answers may vary) Possible answers:Strength-improved public health with reduction of alcohol consumption. Weakness-Increased crime rates due to possible profit with selling the alcohol
Name a social effect of prohibition
(answers may vary) best possible answer: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol(bootleggers), an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue. A big name tied with that would be Al Capone
name a implicit/explicit goal for this amendment
answers vary) one possible answer:reduce crime and corruption
True or false the states approved the amendment in less then 2 years
TRUE Although Congress imposed a seven-year deadline on the Amendment's ratification, the requisite three- fourths of the states approved it in little more than a year.
How did the amendment change American culture and society in the short and long term?
(Answers may vary) possible answer: Short term-The rise of speakeasies and organized crime increases.The immediate effect of this amendment was the creation of an underground market for alcohol. Long term-the weakening respect for law. Many ordinary citizens became disregarded for prohibition and now the law in general.Also a shift in social attitude towards alcohol.
What new rights and protections did the amendment guarantee to citizens?
(answers may vary) possible answer: it protected citizens from the negative effects of alcohol consumption (ex:Illness, domestic violence, poverty, etc.)
Name a economic factor during prohibition
(answers may vary) Best possible answer:The closing of breweries, distilleries and saloons led to the elimination of thousands of jobs, and in turn thousands more jobs were eliminated for barrel makers, truckers, waiters, and other related trades.
Name a implicit/explicit goal of this amendment
(answers may vary) One possible answer:decrease the need for welfare and prisons, and improve the health of all Americans.
true or false there were heavy debate compromises in the government that framed this amendment
TRUE
what is the temperance movement
The temperance movement, rooted in America's Protestant churches, first urged moderation, then encouraged drinkers to help each other to resist temptation, and ultimately demanded that local, state, and national governments prohibit alcohol outright.
Name one court cases that collided with the 18th amendment
(answers may vary) possible answer: Hawke V smith
Hawke sought to stop a referendum against approval of the Eighteenth Amendment, arguing that Ohio's law conflicted with the US Constitution, which governed the means of ratification and indicated that it would be the legislatures of the various states that would or would not ratify any amendments.
Name a movement or trend that went along or supported prohibition
(answers vary) one possible answer:the amendment was supported by the temperance movement, which aimed to reduce the social problems associated with alcohol consumption along with the progressives wanting to ban alcohol during the progressive era
Name a implicit/explicit goal of this amendment
(answers may vary) One possible answer:reduce alcohol consumption, abuse, and addiction, resulting in fewer alcohol-related illnesses and accidents
who was the president during this time
Woodrow Wilson
what areas was prohibition most forced
the rural areas where the population was most sympathetic to the legislation
what is a speakeasy
a place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold, especially such establishments in the United States during Prohibition