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21st Amendment

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE 21ST AMENDMENT

By Katie Glaropoulos
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Repeals the 18th amendment
No longer a ban on alcohol

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Ratified on 12/5/1933
Only amendment to repeal a previous one

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Stated the importation of alcohol in violation of the law is still illegal

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Became officially effective on December 10th
People were allowed to drink openly

Was accepted by 38 of the 48 states
North and South Carolina rejected it

Granholm v. Heald case
Made clear that the 21st does not overrule the Dormant Commerce Clause, so in state and out of state alcohol sales must be treated equally

Wikipedia. "Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Jan. 2014. Web. 02 Apr. 2014. .
Mataconis, Doug. "Happy Repeal Day!" Outside the Beltway. N.p., 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 02 Apr. 2014. .