Volstead Act
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The
National Prohibition Act of
1919, more popularly known as the
Volstead Act, enforced the
Eighteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution, dealing with the
prohibition of
alcohol. The Act is named for Andrew Volstead, a
Republican representative from
Minnesota.
In doing so, it defined the term "beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors" to mean any beverage with greater than 0.5% alcohol by volume. It was passed by the United States Congress on October 28, 1919 over the veto by President Woodrow Wilson. It went into effect with the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1920.
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