Conduct external research and read about the Prohibition Era. It lasted from 1920-1933. Focus on how the government handled the bootlegging network, from the rum-runners to the speakeasys, 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)?