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SUPREME COURT CASES!

Explore the historical context of the 1973 oil crisis, OAPEC's impact, and the response led by Richard Nixon through the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act of 1974. Learn about the implications of enforcing a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour and the government grants that ensued. Unravel the significance, eventual repeal, and lasting effects of this crucial energy conservation legislation.

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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 Conclusion • Repealed • Significance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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