Question

Alcohol was deemed morally corrupting. which act by congress extended the constitutional prohibition amendment to beer and wine?

a. homestead act
c. interstate commerce act
b. volstead act
d. sherman anti-trust act

Answer 1

b. the volstead act.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

The Volstead Act was ratified January 1919. Its purpuse was to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment, which was a constitutional prohibition ratified in 1917 that banned the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.