The Reformers were upset with the Church over the sale of indulgences (paying money to cover sins). Which the Reformers felt was unBiblical.
The answer is (True) congress does have power to override .
In the United States, it was mostly a rise in immigration that led to the call for the prohibition of alcohol, since many people believed that it was making people violent and unappealing. Women were at the forefront of this movement, which succeeded in prohibiting alcohol but failed at actually enforcing this ban, since people continued to drink anyway.
