18th and 21st Amendments True or False
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Every Amendment, including the 18th and 21st, is written in a specialized dialect called "Legal English." Why? -> It confuses the meaning enough so that more prosecutions can be made.
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What's the purpose of Section 1 of both Amendments? -> To delineate the actual law
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The 21st Amendment mentions "Possessions" of the United States. What do they mean? -> Places that are owned by the United States, but are not states, like Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico
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What incongruous point does the 21st Amendment make? -> By repealing a Constitutional Amendment, it reaffirms the wisdom of never amending the Constitution.
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5.
What was the only significant legal opposition that Prohibition faced until its repeal? -> Wayne Wheeler's drunk driving conviction
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