C. Ask students to make inferences concerning whether or not the Prohibition movement led to either an increase in crime or a reduction in the crime rate during the 1920s and the early 1930s. After viewing both the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, direct students to evaluate how effective law enforcement officials were in executing federal and state laws. E. Ask students to read the 4th Amendment and determine whether or not enforcement of Prohibition laws could be accomplished given the mood of the general population. 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.