Conduct external research and read about 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 law)?