The emergency highway energy conservation act was passed in 1974. under this act, states would only get federal highway funding if they set a speed limit of 55 mph on all four-lane highways. why would the federal government deny funding the states instead of just directly setting the speed limit? the federal government wanted to better allocate money by cutting down on highway funding. state legislatures were not likely to reduce the speed limit to 55 mph on their own. states were thought to have the right to regulate their own intrastate highways. studies by the federal government indicated that driving 65 mph was unsafe.

Which native american tribe allied with the spanish?

1. what was the result of growing nationalism and pan-africanism on european-african relations? africans were encouraged to seek independence from europe. european colonialism grew and strengthened in africa. the change of power from european to african rule went smoothly. africans believed they could live peacefully with europeans.

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result, some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies. which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system. b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse. c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution. d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended. edit: correct answer is a