Which amendment ended Prohibition by repealing the 18th Amendment?

Which amendment ended Prohibition by repealing the 18th Amendment?

• A. 18th Amendment
• B. 19th Amendment
• C. 21st Amendment
• D. Prohibition

Answer: (C)

Ending Prohibition required a constitutional change. The 18th Amendment had banned alcohol, but to undo that ban, a new amendment was needed to repeal it. The 21st Amendment, ratified in 1933, did exactly that by repealing the 18th, ending Prohibition and letting states regulate alcohol again. It’s notable for being the only amendment to repeal a previous one. By contrast, the 19th Amendment expanded voting rights for women, and Prohibition itself refers to the policy rather than a constitutional change.

Ending Prohibition required a constitutional change. The 18th Amendment had banned alcohol, but to undo that ban, a new amendment was needed to repeal it. The 21st Amendment, ratified in 1933, did exactly that by repealing the 18th, ending Prohibition and letting states regulate alcohol again. It’s notable for being the only amendment to repeal a previous one. By contrast, the 19th Amendment expanded voting rights for women, and Prohibition itself refers to the policy rather than a constitutional change.