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Calvin Coolidge: The prohibition amendment to the Constitution requires the Congress. and the President to provide adequate laws to…

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The prohibition amendment to the Constitution requires the Congress. and the President to provide adequate laws to prevent its violation.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge asserts that the prohibition amendment requires effective laws to prevent violations.

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