F. Have students respond to essay questions dealing with Prohibition from both a legalistic point of view and a moralistic point of view. Utilize examples from each of the documents in developing your essay responses. Society often reacts to a given problem by passing laws. However, new laws sometimes compound existing problems. Defend or rebut the above statement as it may be applied to the Prohibition era.
Federalism provides for powers to be shared by both the national and state governments.
Concurrent powers such as law enforcement emphasize cooperation between federal and state governments but such was not the case during the era of Prohibition. Please comment on the degree of teamwork exercised by national, state, and local law enforcement officials in the enforcement of both the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. Legislation aimed at combating the use of alcohol backfired during the Prohibition era. Instead of serving to combat crime, the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act contributed to an increase of crime in America during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Please refute or defend this statement.