18th and 21st Amendments: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
18th and 21st Amendments: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Legalese in Section 1
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the Unite...
Boilerplate
Section 3 of the 18th and 21st Amendments differ in the use of only a single word. Can you find it? Just kidding. The 18th stipulates that it is ratified by state legislatures, while the the 21st w...
States vs. Territories
You'll notice that Section 1 of the 18th Amendment and Section 2 of the 21st both reference territories in addition to states. The 21st goes a little further, calling out "Possessions" as well, mak...