The 18th amendment: prohibition Prohibition is the banning of alcohol. Yes, at one time this was a law in our country had been banned from alcohol. But alcohol is so popular it was repealed. But before I explain about the repeal lets explain the creation and ratification. The article was first proposed to the people on 1917. After two years of talking it over finally something happened. The article was finally ratified, by all of the 48 …showed first 75 words of 768 total…

…showed last 75 words of 768 total…relieved that politicians listened to them. That was the end of prohibition in the United States. My opinion on prohibition is quite insignificant. Although, alcohol is a very high cause of death it gives people freedom and rights. You must never take away a person’s rights or freedom because it is something we all cherish. That is what our United States is built on and it would make no sense if we did differently.