<P> The Eighteenth Amendment ( Amendment XVIII ) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production , transport , and sale of alcohol ( though not the consumption or private possession ) illegal . The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment , and defined which `` intoxicating liquors '' were prohibited , and which were excluded from prohibition ( e.g. , for medical and religious purposes ) . The Amendment was the first to set a time delay before it would take effect following ratification , and the first to set a time limit for its ratification by the states . President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the bill , but the House of Representatives overrode the veto , and the Senate did so as well the next day . The Volstead Act set the starting date for nationwide prohibition for January 17 , 1920 , which was the earliest day allowed by the Eighteenth Amendment . </P>
<P> The Eighteenth Amendment ( Amendment XVIII ) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production , transport , and sale of alcohol ( though not the consumption or private possession ) illegal . The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment , and defined which `` intoxicating liquors '' were prohibited , and which were excluded from prohibition ( e.g. , for medical and religious purposes ) . The Amendment was the first to set a time delay before it would take effect following ratification , and the first to set a time limit for its ratification by the states . President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the bill , but the House of Representatives overrode the veto , and the Senate did so as well the next day . The Volstead Act set the starting date for nationwide prohibition for January 17 , 1920 , which was the earliest day allowed by the Eighteenth Amendment . </P>
who is in charge of enforcing the 18th amendment
who is in charge of enforcing the 18th amendment
Volstead Act
Volstead Act