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SUPREME COURT CASES!

SUPREME COURT CASES!. EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT (1974). The story behind the law. 1973 oil crisis OAPEC Re- supplying the Israeli military. TO START…. Richard Nixon (1969-1974) January 2 nd , 1974 In response to an energy crisis… 55 miles per hour = 200,000 barrels a day.

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SUPREME COURT CASES!

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  1. SUPREME COURT CASES! EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT (1974)

  2. The story behind the law.. • 1973 oil crisis • OAPEC • Re- supplying the Israeli military

  3. TO START…. • Richard Nixon (1969-1974) • January 2nd, 1974 • In response to an energy crisis… • 55 miles per hour = 200,000 barrels a day

  4. Grants • The possibility of grants • The federal government would benefit … and so would the locals (?)

  5. Conclusion • Repealed • Significance

  6. Sources… • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_embargo_crisis • http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4332

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