Conduct external research and read about the prohibition Era. It lasted from 1920-1933. Focus on how the government handle the bootlegging network , from the rum-runners to the speakeasy's with law enforcement.
1 How did the federal government approach the crime of bootlegging and the organized crime syndicate that was born out of facilitating it?
2 How would a functionalist, conflict theorist, and interactionist view the prohibition Era?
3 what is the federal government's response to various states legalizing marijuana (which is against federal laws)?