What was the Volstead Act?
a. an act passed by Congress to stop the influx of immigrants from Europe
b. an act passed by Congress to aid the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol
c. an act passed by Congress to review scientific claims against the bible in textbooks
d. an act passed by Congress to aid the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment
e. an act passed by Congress to monitor the movements of revolutionary immigrants
The Volstead Act was d) an act passed by Congress to aid the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. It was almost like an add-on to the Eighteenth Amendment so that it was basically impossible for their to be any loophole in selling or making alcohol. However, the act was vetoed by Woodrow Wilson, but his veto was overridden by the House on the same day.
Volstead Act, formally National Prohibition Act, U.S. law enacted in 1919 (and taking effect in 1920) to provide enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
