In 1917, a Prohibition amendment to the Constitution:
A) passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification
B) was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment
C) was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment
D) failed passage by Congress, but was ratified by the states anyway
E) passed Congress but was vetoed by the president

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The Prohibition amendment, known as the Eighteenth Amendment, passed Congress in 1917 and then went to the states for ratification. It was ratified in 1919.

In 1917, a Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution