prohibition repeal
Ending the ban
Prohibition repeal refers to the 1933 ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, which ended the nationwide ban on alcohol that had been in effect since 1920.
The phrase typically appears in discussions of American history or alcohol policy: The bar claims to have opened the day after prohibition repeal.
It marks the only instance of one constitutional amendment nullifying another.
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- ratificationFormal approval by authority
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- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
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Constitutional alcohol ban era
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Authoritative legal ban
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