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The 18th amendment banned alcohol and started prohibition. Instead of repealing 18th amenment, the 21st amendment was passed.

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What is the purpose of Amendment 21 in the United States Constitution?

The purpose of Amendment 21 in the United States Constitution is to repeal the 18th Amendment, which had established Prohibition of alcohol in the country. Amendment 21 restored the legal sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States.


Canceling an amendment with another amendment is called what?

Repeal


The repeal of Prohibition through ratification of the 21st Amendment was unusual in that ratification in that instance was?

The repeal of the 21st amendment was unusual because it repealed a previous amendment. The 21st amendment voided the 18th amendment which outlawed alcohol.


Which amendment repealed another amendment?

The 21st amendment, which is the repeal of prohibition, repealed the 18th amendment which was about prohibition.


What was the importance to the 21st amendment?

To repeal the 18th amendment in it's entirety.


What was prohibation?

repeal of amendment illigalizing alcohol


Did Nixon try to repeal the 22 amendment?

No


What was the intent of the 18th amendment?

to repeal prohibition


What does it mean for a amendment to be designed specifically to repeal an existing amendment?

It will officially withdraw the previous amendment.


What does it mean for an amendment to be design specifically to repeal an existing amendment?

It will officially withdraw the previous amendment.


Why does it take an amendment to repeal an amendment.?

because it has to contridict itselfs own law.


What is an example sentence using the word repeal?

Repeal is the process whereby a law or amendment is reversed.