Which amendment repealed Prohibition?

Which amendment repealed Prohibition?

• A. The Twenty-Third Amendment
• B. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
• C. The Twenty-First Amendment
• D. The Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer: (C)

Prohibition ended through a change that directly reverses a prior amendment. The Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth, which had banned the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. By restoring the power to regulate or prohibit alcohol to the states and to Congress, this amendment brought national Prohibition to an end in 1933. It’s notable for reversing a previous amendment, making it unique in that way; states could still set local rules, but the nationwide ban was removed. The other amendments referenced cover different topics—one expands presidential voting considerations to the District of Columbia, another eliminates poll taxes in federal elections, and another limits presidential terms. None of these address Prohibition.

Prohibition ended through a change that directly reverses a prior amendment. The Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth, which had banned the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. By restoring the power to regulate or prohibit alcohol to the states and to Congress, this amendment brought national Prohibition to an end in 1933. It’s notable for reversing a previous amendment, making it unique in that way; states could still set local rules, but the nationwide ban was removed.

The other amendments referenced cover different topics—one expands presidential voting considerations to the District of Columbia, another eliminates poll taxes in federal elections, and another limits presidential terms. None of these address Prohibition.