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Lesson Plan
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Prohibition and the Constitution [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Offers a lesson plan through which students create cartoons illustrating the reasons behind Prohibition and the repeal of Prohibition. It provides links to sources, student handouts, and a scoring rubric.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Eighteenth and Twenty First Amendments Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline that documents the history of prohibition and its repeal in the United States. Each entry links to more information.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: Prohibition and Its Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Was prohibition necessary to protect family values or was it an over-reach by the government? Students will debate this question while analyzing documents from this era. Documents include political cartoon, photos, letters from citizens,...
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The 18th amendment regarding the prohibition of intoxicating liquors, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations about the validity, enforcement, and repeal of the amendment are provided, as well as footnotes.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Eighteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the 18th Amendment banning the sale of alcohol and a brief description of its meaning.
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Unit Plan
University of Chicago

University of Chicago: 1920s Prohibition 18th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is from the University of Chicago Library. Prohibition was a grand idea gone awry. This project looks at the implications and consequences of the 18th amendment and asks students to create their own ideal piece of federal...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 18th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the Eighteenth Amendment that was about Prohibition and the abolishment of liquor.