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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > Fourth Amendment > statutes important to the Fourth Amendment > National Prohibition Act

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National Prohibition Act  

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  • Congress adopted the National Prohibition Act of 1919 (P.L. 66–66, 41 Stat. 305), also known as the Volstead Act, to implement the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which established prohibition throughout the country. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; National Prohibition Act]

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