alcohol

(noun)

An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.

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Examples of alcohol in the following topics:

  • The 18th Amendment

    • The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
    • Following the 18th Amendment's adoption, prohibition effectively resulted in a public demand for illegal alcohol, making criminals of producers and consumers.

  • The 21st Amendment

    • The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920.

  • The Twenty-Seven Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

    • The 18th banned alcohol.
    • The 21st makes the 18th amendment inactive, thereby un-banning alcohol.

  • Amending the Constitution

    • Those in favor of ending Prohibition feared that the 21st Amendment (set to repeal the 18th Amendment prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol) would be blocked by conservative state legislatures.

  • Civil Rights of Native Americans

    • Reservations have alcoholism, domestic abuse, sexual violence, poverty, and illiteracy rates that are among the highest in the country.

  • Law, Pseudolaws, and By-Laws

    • Anybody under 21 years of age who consumes alcoholic beverages shall be fined USD 200.