Which pairing correctly connects Prohibition with its legal framework?

Which pairing correctly connects Prohibition with its legal framework?

• A. Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act
• B. Nineteenth Amendment and Civil Rights Act
• C. Twentieth Amendment and Glass-Steagall Act
• D. Twenty-First Amendment and Tea Act

Answer: (A)

Prohibition was created through a constitutional change and its enforcing statute. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors nationwide. The Volstead Act, passed to define what counted as intoxicating liquor and to lay out enforcement rules and penalties, put that prohibition into effect. This pairing shows exactly how a constitutional prohibition was implemented and enforced, which is why it fits best. The other options don’t align with Prohibition: the Nineteenth Amendment concerns women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights Act targets equal rights and anti-discrimination, the Twentieth Amendment sets presidential and congressional terms, the Glass-Steagall Act dealt with banking regulation, the Twenty-First Amendment later repeals Prohibition, and the Tea Act is a colonial-era tax on tea.

Prohibition was created through a constitutional change and its enforcing statute. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors nationwide. The Volstead Act, passed to define what counted as intoxicating liquor and to lay out enforcement rules and penalties, put that prohibition into effect. This pairing shows exactly how a constitutional prohibition was implemented and enforced, which is why it fits best.

The other options don’t align with Prohibition: the Nineteenth Amendment concerns women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights Act targets equal rights and anti-discrimination, the Twentieth Amendment sets presidential and congressional terms, the Glass-Steagall Act dealt with banking regulation, the Twenty-First Amendment later repeals Prohibition, and the Tea Act is a colonial-era tax on tea.