Which amendment prohibits the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor?

• A. Amendment 17
• B. Amendment 18
• C. Amendment 19
• D. Amendment 20

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is which amendment established nationwide Prohibition by banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. This was ratified in 1919 and put into effect to outlaw producing, distributing, and moving alcohol across the country, though it didn’t automatically ban drinking itself. Prohibition remained until it was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933. The other amendments listed address different topics: voting reforms, women’s suffrage, and the dates of terms for the president and Congress. They don’t involve alcohol production or distribution, so they don’t fit this question.