The Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act

Author

Agnes G. Taugher, Marquette University

Date of Award

4-1933

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Herbert W. Rice

Second Advisor

William J. Grace

Abstract

The prohibition act, which was set into motion by the enactment of the Volstead Law to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution, is a form of legislation which attempts to direct the morals of the people. In this it is unique, for it either imposes restrictions upon unwilling minorities by a majority or vice versa. The Volstead Law, which was the crowning act in this attempt, came as the result of slow but persistent victories in the separate states.

Comments

A thesis submitted to the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recommended Citation

Taugher, Agnes G., "The Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act" (1933). Bachelors’ Theses. 1622.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1622