They are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate
On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them.
<span>"It caused enormous hardship for tens of millions of people and the failure of a large fraction of the nation’s banks, businesses, and farms."</span>