In the 1920s, Rafael and his friends were caught smuggling whiskey into the United States. They were fined heavily and also imprisoned for five years. Their punishment was enforced by the _____.

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The Volstead Act, officially known as the National Prohibition Act, was the legislation that provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment, which established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. It defined what constituted an alcoholic beverage and outlined the legal penalties for producing or distributing alcohol. Smuggling whiskey, as in the scenario described, would have been a direct violation of this act during the 1920s.

In the 1920s, Rafael and His Friends Were Caught Smuggling