This was mainly done in an attempt to conserve energy by mandating a federal speed limit maximum of 55mph. ... States controlled the speed limits. ... A nationalized speed limit was introduced initially due to a stagnant economic period of the 1970's. ... The national speed limit was then introduced after the President urged Congress to do so in a weary attempt to conserve the supply of fuel. ... One of their first ventures was to give the power of speed limits back to the states. ...

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For example, a person cannot drive recklessly over the speed limit and endanger the lives of others. Then, once the person is pulled over by a police officer, not be held responsible for his or her actions because he or she was unaware of the imposing speed limit. ...

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Most people will agree that having the age limit at 21 is the appropriate age because people are more mature,but thats not true, teenagers can be mature if we teach them. ... According to the "Forbidden Fruit" article by Ruth Clifford Engs "The decrease in drinking and driving problems are the result of many factors and not just the rise in purchase age or the decreased per capita consumption.These include: education concerning drunk driving, designated driver programs, increased seat belt and airbag usage, safer automobiles, lower speed limits, free taxi services from drinking establishm...

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Did you know in 2012, 60 percent of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were drivers? Teen drivers have the popular upward trend in America and it is growing in vast numbers. The teen driver's experience is all about getting your first car and learning all the rules to driving. The r...

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Most people, in this world, have a general sense or knowledge of the difference between right and wrong. Some of what we learned is already ingrained in our heads when we were born, and has come natural. However, people have different opinions of what is right and wrong. We have learned this diff...

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*The World Book Encyclopedia defines Sweatshop as a term for a makeshift factory where poverty-stricken people worked at top speed for 12 or more hours a say in an effort to earn a living wage. ... That is why they demanded limits on corporate power, promoted laws to prohibit monopolies, and helped smaller businesses compete in the economy. ...

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In an effort to speed the process of spinning & weaving, several new inventions were introduced. ... By the end of the 1700's, laws were introduced in Parliament to limit working hours and forbid the employment of very young children. ...

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What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word family is said? Is it memories of laughter and bright eyes and smiles? Or is it moments of silence under deep blue skies and glistening stars, where no words are exchanged yet no words are needed? Families deal with exchanges of the heart as ...

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