The 18th Amendment established what policy?

The 18th Amendment established what policy?

• A. Women's suffrage
• B. Direct election
• C. Income tax
• D. Prohibition

Answer: (D)

Prohibition. The 18th Amendment established a nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. This reflected Progressive Era reformers’ belief that eliminating alcohol would reduce social problems like crime and poverty. Enforcement followed with the Volstead Act, but the period also saw bootlegging and organized crime, and Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The other reforms targeted different issues: women's suffrage came with the 19th Amendment, direct election of senators with the 17th, and the income tax with the 16th.

Prohibition. The 18th Amendment established a nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. This reflected Progressive Era reformers’ belief that eliminating alcohol would reduce social problems like crime and poverty. Enforcement followed with the Volstead Act, but the period also saw bootlegging and organized crime, and Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The other reforms targeted different issues: women's suffrage came with the 19th Amendment, direct election of senators with the 17th, and the income tax with the 16th.