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    《美利坚合众国宪法》第十八修正案 简称“第十八修正案”,是美国宪法历史上宣告酒类酿造、运输和销售是违法的一个修正案,实质上颁布了酒类饮料的禁制令。另外制定的沃尔斯泰德法则颁布了执行第十八修正案的细节,并定义何种“致醉”酒类饮料是被禁止的,以及何种是被排除于禁酒令外的,如药用或宗教仪式用酒类。这修正案是第一个设定生效缓冲期限、并是第一个设定同意期限的修正案。第十八修正案在1919年1月16日达到足够数量的州认可,并于1920年1月17日生效。
    Background

    The Eighteenth Amendment was the result of decades of effort by the temperance movement in the United States and at the time was generally considered a progressive amendment. Founded in 1893 in Saratoga, Ne… 展开

    Proposal and ratification

    On August 1, 1917, the Senate passed a resolution containing the language of the amendment to be presented to the states for ratification. The vote was 65 to 20, with the Democrats voting 36 in favor and 12 in opposition and t… 展开

    The Volstead Act

    This legislation that would become the National Prohibition Act was conceived and introduced by Wayne Wheeler, a leader of the Anti-Saloon League, a group that found alcohol responsible for almost all of society's proble… 展开

    Controversies

    The proposed amendment was the first to contain a provision setting a deadline for its ratification. That clause of the amendment was challenged, with the case reaching the Supreme Court, which upheld the constitutionality … 展开