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Volstead Act: Constitutional Prohibition
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The Volstead Act is the popular name for the National Prohibition Act (1919). It enabled Federal enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which had banned the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" in the United States. The Volstead Act ... provided enabling legislation for the amendment, treating such matters as the definition of "intoxicating liquors", medicinal use, and criminal penalties.
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The Volstead Act was a piece of legislation passed in 1919. It enabled the United States government to enforce the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, and is formally known as the National Prohibition Act. In combination with the 18th Amendment and other supporting legislature, it is included under the blanket term “Prohibition.” In 1933, the Volstead Act and other Prohibition related laws were repealed in response to popular outcry.
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Oct. 27, 1919—President Wilson vetoed the Volstead Act on the ground that it would enforce Wartime as well as Constitutional Prohibition. President Wilson held that Prohibition as a War measure should have been repealed with the completion of demobilization (May 1919). The same day the House repassed the Volstead Act (175 to 55) over Wrilson's veto.
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In 1919 with the passage of the Volstead Act (illicit whiskey and smuggling prohibition passed with the 18th Amendment), the laboratory began to support illicit alcohol production and smuggling investigations. This was the beginning of Prohibition, the era of Elliott Ness and the Untouchables
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The National Prohibition Act... known as the Volstead Act, was passed in 1920 along with the 18th Amendment. From 1920 to 1932, any beverage with an alcohol content higher than 0.5% was prohibited. In 1933, the 21st Amendment, along with the Blaine Act, repealed the 18th Amendment, giving states the power to monitor the alcohol entering their borders and legalizing beverages with alcohol content over 3.2%.
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Because of the Volstead Act, American wine consumption actually increased during Prohibition. The traditional American alcoholic beverages of beer and distilled spirits were illegal to produce and sell from 1920-1933. As a result, regions like Lodi saw a massive increase in demand for grapes used for home winemaking.
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