After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors
within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation
thereof from the United States and all territory subject to
the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby
prohibited.
-Eighteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution
Which statement best explains why ratification of this amendment served the
Progressive agenda?
A. It reduced the likelihood that party bosses could influence the
national government.
B. It provided the federal government with revenue to expand its
scope and power.
C. It promoted the national acceptance of genteel middle-class
values.
D. It increased the government's power to fight a major social illness.