Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Topic: Prohibition in the United States

    Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

Prohibition Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The party's greatest success was in 1919, with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed the production, sale, transportation, import, and export of alcohol. List of political parties in the United States As the name implies, the party advocates the prohibition of the use of beverages containing alcohol and was an integral part of the temperance movement. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Prohibition_Party

Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the passage of the Volstead Act (which defined "intoxicating liquors"), established Prohibition. Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S. United States Constitution 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. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Libertarian Party (United States) - Open Encyclopedia The Libertarian Party has run in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia in four elections: 1980, 1992, 1996, and 2000, although an intraparty dispute in 2000 led to a different candidate being listed on the ballot in Arizona that year than in all the other states. The Libertarians ranked third in fifteen states, the Greens ranked third in eight states, the Constitution Party ranked third in two states, and the Reform Party ranked third in one state. The Libertarian Party presidential candidates have performed poorly relative to third party/independent candidates Ross Perot (in 1992 and 1996) and Ralph Nader (in 2000 and 2004). open-encyclopedia.com /United_States_Libertarian_Party

Australian Third Party Submission to the Panel on United States - Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products Australia agrees with the United States that the Panel failed to interpret the provision of the chapeau of Article XX requiring that measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute "a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the same conditions prevail" in accordance its ordinary meaning and context. Australia agrees with the United States that this interpretation of "unjustifiable discrimination" is based on an incorrect interpretation and application of the object and purpose of the WTO Agreement in construing the GATT 1994. In the circumstances of this case, the legal obligations of the United States under the chapeau of Article XX required that it should explore adequately means of mitigating the discriminatory and trade restrictive application of its sea turtle conservation measure. www.dfat.gov.au /trade/negotiations/environment/us_shrimp_aussub2.html

Utah History Encyclopedia Utah did not enact prohibition legislation until 1917, when it became the twenty-fourth state to adopt statewide prohibition; however, since most of the other twenty-four states already had passed local option laws, Utah was one of the last states to pass legislation regulating the manufacture and consumption of alcohol. The adoption of prohibition in Utah followed a course that paralleled that of other states throughout the nation in many respects and yet encountered issues and obstacles that were unique to Utah. Smith's revelation came the same year that the United States Temperance Union with one million members was established to campaign for total abstinence from liquor because of the social and economic ills created by drunkenness. www.media.utah.edu /UHE/p/PROHIBITION.html

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Prohibition Party Prohibition Party, political organization in the United States advocating the enactment of legislation outlawing the manufacture and sale of... Political Parties in the United States : third parties: Prohibition Party – Garfield, James Abram Prohibition, legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink; by extension, the term also denotes those periods in history when such bans... ca.encarta.msn.com /Prohibition_Party.html

Politics1 - Guide to the 2004 Prohibition Party Presidential Candidates He is also active in the United Methodist Church, filing numerous petitions requesting various changes ranging from advocating the repeal of "no fault" divorce, to administrative matters, to demanding that the clergy abstain from alcohol and tobacco use (in fact, nearly half of his petitions were on anti-alcohol topics). There is such a bitter rift within the Prohibition Party in 2004 that it almost took a legal fight in court to determine whether or not Earl Dodge remained the party's nominee for President this year on the Colorado ballot. Prohibition Party nominee for Colorado Governor: 1974 (6,400 votes), 1978 (2,200 votes), 1982 (3,500 votes), 1986 (8,200 votes) and 1994 (7,700 votes). www.politics1.com /prohibition04-dodge.htm

Prohibition party on Encyclopedia.com The failure of the temperance cause to gain active support from the major political parties, the failure of public officials to enforce existing local prohibition laws in several states, and the nationwide founding of the United States Brewers' Association were factors contributing to the creation of the Prohibition party. The result was the organization (Sept., 1869) of the Prohibition party at a convention in Chicago attended by delegates from 20 states. Before entering a presidential race, the Prohibition party entered elections in nine states during the period from 1869 to 1871. www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/prohibit.asp

Welcome to The American Presidency The party, however, continues to urge the repeal of all laws legalizing liquor, takes a conservative stand on most aspects of domestic and foreign policy, calls for civil rights but opposes forced integration in school systems, criticizes the income tax and federal aid to education, and questions the soundness of the Social Security system. The party immediately entered candidates in state and local elections, and in 1872 James Black of Pennsylvania became the first party candidate for president. Although the party continued to put up candidates for office at the state and federal level its influence was minuscule. ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0322320-00&templatename=/article/article.html

Prohibition The prohibition movement in the United States began in the early 1800s and by 1850 several states had passed laws that restricted or prevented people drinking alcohol. In 1933 prohibition was repealed by the adoption of the 21st Amendment. He also led the campaign that resulted in Maine passing the nation's first prohibition law in 1846. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAprohibition.htm

1896: Prohibition Prohibition may seem a quixotic goal, but advocates at the time were unwilling to accept the immense social costs of liquor consumption--costs which we ignore today. He was chairman of the State Prohibition Convention of 1887 and again in 1893, and also a delegate to the National conventions of 1888 and 1892.... The convention nominated Joshua Levering of Maryland, a longtime prohibition advocate. projects.vassar.edu /1896/prohibition.html

Prohibition This omission provoked the inception of the Prohibition Party in 1869. The political parties were timid; both the Republican and Democratic parties declined to nail prohibition planks onto their platforms. Enforcement of prohibition was an extremely difficult, costly and often violent proposition for law enforcement from the local to federal level. www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1085.html

Definition of united states libertarian party 7:...tates Senatesenator]] from [[Ohio]] and [[United States Secretary of the Treasurytreasury secretary]]. 3:...orm the [[United States Free Soil PartyFree Soil Party]]. states' rights]] Whig, who vetoed most of his own party's legislation and was expelled from the Whigs in... www.wordiq.com /search/united+states+libertarian+party.html

Marijuana History The history of Marijuana prohibition in the United States parallels the history of various American Industrialists. overthrow the presidency of the United States and install a Nazi dictator (this one failed)Due to their immense wealth and power they never did get prosecuted for any of their crimes, but we are still suffering from their conspiracies today. guilty of, among other things, aiding and and abetting the Nazi enemies of the United States as well as a plot to www.usmjparty.com /history.htm

Prohibition Party Statistics claim that some 62.5 percentage of adults in the United States have consumed at least one glass of alcohol in the last year. For official members of the unofficial People's Prohibition Party, these places are to be avoided, unless you would kneel on the sidewalk and pray for the souls of the misled inside. It is the official hope of the unofficial Prohibition Party that, with drudgery and prayer, we can see those numbers remain the same or increase, with the difference being that every last one of these adults will be breaking the law. prohibitionparty.blogspot.com

United States Action Opportunities on Drug Prohibition and Regulation (ISIL Freedom Network) Topics range from medical marijuana to industrial hemp to the overall issue of the effectiveness of Prohibition as a policy. ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Action Opportunities > Drug Prohibition and Regulation United States Action Opportunities on Drug Prohibition and Regulation (ISIL Freedom Network) www.isil.org /network/us/C15/T13

1880 Prohibition Party Platform Prohibition in the District of Columbia, the Territories and in all places and Prohibition and just laws in restraint of the trade in drink by saying it was in all States of the Union their special political defenders. www.prohibitionists.org /Background/Party_Platform/Platform1880.htm

USA - Amnesty International The moratorium on executions in Illinois, announced by the state Governor in January 2000 because of the number of wrongful convictions in capital cases, was still in force at the end of 2002. In May, the Governor of Maryland announced a moratorium on executions in his state pending the outcome of a study into racial and geographic disparities in its capital sentencing, which had not been published by the end of the year. Many of the 1,200 foreign nationals detained in the USA during investigations into the 11 September 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center were also deprived of safeguards under international law, as were two US nationals held incommunicado in military custody in the USA as “enemy combatants”. web.amnesty.org /report2003/usa-summary-eng

United States Magazines and Periodic Columns on Drug Prohibition and Regulation (ISIL Freedom Network) United States Magazines and Periodic Columns on Drug Prohibition and Regulation (ISIL Freedom Network) ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Magazines and Periodic Columns > Drug Prohibition and Regulation Information on the shadow conventions to coincide with the major party national conventions, as well as news and commentary. www.isil.org /network/us/C17/T13

Amazon.ca: Books: Retreat from Reform: The Prohibition Movement in the United States, 1890-1913 Retreat from Reform: The Prohibition Movement in the United States, 1890-1913 Amazon.ca: Books: Retreat from Reform: The Prohibition Movement in the United States, 1890-1913 Top of Page : Retreat from Reform: The Prohibition Movement in the United States, 1890-1913 www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0837188997

Political Resources on the Net - USA (I) Elections in the United States of America by Wilfried Derksen Political Parties and Youth Organizations in the United States of America The reformist Commentary, Opinion and Punditry for the Reform Party www.politicalresources.net /usa1.htm

US National Political Parties & Organizations Not a party link but what looks to be a useful service in "empowering Americans to impact nearly 350 critical issues each month" (in the words of the site). NOTE: Not really a link to a particular party but lots of info on women who are running or whom the site feels have "commander-in-chief credibility". :-) There is a separate listing of local and state party organizations. www.greyhawkes.com /ps/parties.html

Prohibition Table of Contents Why was there prohibition in the United States? Prohibition and the Growth of the Brewing Industry Percy Andreae, "A Glimpse Behind the Mask of Prohibition" prohibition.osu.edu

United_States_Constitution/Amendment_Eighteen encyclopedia and info, forum and guides Island of the month : Carriacou, part of the three island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. These sites offer some good iformation: Paradise Inn Hotel on Carriacou - Grenada - Grenadines Portal saint-kitts-and-nevis.caribbean-forum.com /encyclopedia.php?title=United_States_Constitution/Amendment_Eighteen

HEMP Party - Help End Marijuana Prohibition Not so in Australia because our leader takes his orders from the United States, it seems. The Shooters Party scraped in with 80,000 votes, roughly the same number of people who've been unjustly arrested for cannabis offences in NSW over the four year life of the Parliament. Mr Carr has already stated that he will be visiting the new PM for a deal on a medical cannabis trial immediately after the election. www.hempembassy.net /hp2

Political Science Resources/United States Politics Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774+ (Senate) Browse the Presidential, Congressional, or Gubernatorial sections by state to obtain county or Congressional District election data Cemeteries in which over 100,000 federal, state and local politicians are buried www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/psusp.html

undeadpenguin.org :: View topic - United States Prohibition Party is still around undeadpenguin.org :: View topic - United States Prohibition Party is still around Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:37 pm    Post subject: United States Prohibition Party is still around The big parties are actually just one and don't care about the people, only big business. undeadpenguin.org /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=398

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.