Failure of Prohibition in the 1920s
Which of the following best explains why Prohibition was unsuccessful in the United States during the 1920s?
A
The Eighteenth Amendment banned the possession and consumption of intoxicating liquors, but not their manufacture, sale, or transportation.
B
Within a year of its ratification, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Eighteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C
There was stronger-than-anticipated public resistance to the Eighteenth Amendment, coupled with insufficient funding for its enforcement.
D
Despite the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, opponents of Prohibition successfully lobbied for a tax on intoxicating liquors.
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