Twenty-first+Amendment

toc =Twenty-first Amendment=

The Twenty-first amendment was passed by the Congress on February 20, 1933. It took effect on December 5, 1933. This amendment repealed the 18th amendment which said that alcohol was illegal. It gave states their own right to determine whether they wanted to be an alcohol free state or not. This helped stop the bootlegging going on in many secret bars and places. In the states that had voted to make alcohol legal, most people were celebrating having alcohol back. It brought an end to the 13 year "Great Experiment" that was happening in America.

Why?
It was passed on February 20, 1933. The amendment was passed because many people in the senate thought that states should be able to choose if alcohol was illegal. So this amendment allowed the states to take a vote saying if they would like alcohol to be legal or illegal. It was also passed to try to get rid of bootleggers and secret alcoholic bars where the alcohol was being sold illegally without anyone knowing. This caused a problem with crime and when the states got to choose whether they wanted alcohol so that the crime ratewould go down.

What's so important?
This amendment was very important. It helped with the stopping of bootlegging, crime, and secret bars. All of those things were causing a problem with the whole alcohol being illegal situation. Once the amendment was passed, it gave the states back their right to vote on what they want. Of course, it didn't stop all of the bootlegging and crime, but it sure did help.

First Section
The first section said that it repealed the 18th amendment in the Constitution which began the prohibition of alcohol. This means that the 18th amendment was now not "real" in a way. It made it so that it is not true and doesn't need to be followed anymore. It is a basic section in most amendments that just states that it is repealing a different amendment.

Second Section
The second gave the states permission to vote on whether they wanted alcohol or not in that state. This means that the states in America now had their own right to determine if they preferred to be an alcohol free state, or not. The states were given this so that it was fair, and so that they could make their own decisions on what they wanted to do.

Third Section
The third section describes the ratification and appeal of that amendment. The third section, is in all of the amendments. This section ratifies that the amendment is now in action and needs to be followed by everyone according to what their state voted on (whether to be alcohol free or not).

Reaction Of The People!
When the people of America found out the were able to vote, everyone was excited. Some were excited because they had the right to vote about it. And some were excited that alcohol might be legal again to drink. The people had realized that the "Great Experiment" was actually not so great. The Nation was ready to move on with great force. Everyone had realized that it had been a great mistake. The people had parties and celebrations once the alcohol was legal. Many bars that had been closed because of the 18th Amendment, opened up to let excited citizens in to have a drink.