A) relieve the railroads of the burden of non-profitable passenger business
B) allow federal planners to create a balanced system without the profit motive of the private sector
C) Be the first step towards nationalization of the modes of transportation
D) relieve the pressure of automobile traffic on the highways by providing an alternate mode of transport.
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A) It allows the market to control all aspects of transportation
B) a series of often conflicting programs driven by politics
C) that this is an issue for the states
D) is composite of laws, rules, funding programs and regulatory agencies
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~Railroad Regulations
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A) interstate commerce
B) interstate commerce if it terminates in that state
C) certain safety issues that do not create an undue burden on interstate commerce
D) intrastate commerce if it originates and terminates in that state
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A) Water carries
B) Exempt carriers
C) Air carriers
D) Rail carriers
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A) pay subsidies to U.S. flag carriers who were having difficulty competing against foreign carriers.
B) be certain that there would be employment for U.S. sailors and mariners
C) prevent the economic decline of the U.S. flag ocean carriers
D) Address the needs of ship lines and builders wanting federal aid.
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A) have received greater attention
B) have also been deregulated
C) Have been delegated to the states funded with block grants
D) Were turned over to the Department of Homeland Security
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A) Prohibits sellers from practicing price discrimination among buyers
B) Was created in 1890
C) Came about due to the dot com boom in the 1990s
D) Was declared illegal in 2010
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A) Statutory law
B) judicial memory
C) common law
D) common market
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A) whether the remaining portions of the federal suburban highway system will ever be built
B) whether it is legitimate to collect federal excise taxes on road tires
C) whether taxes should still be collected since the interstate highway system is 96 percent complete and it is doubtful if the remaining 4 percent will be constructed
D) whether states should obtain revenues through vehicle registration fees that are assessed on a vehicle weight basis
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A) Founded two new rail associations
B) Eliminated many of the exemptions from antitrust laws
C) Abolished the Motor Carrier Act
D) Does not exist
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A) Lobby and raise funds for political parties
B) Meet with regulators and state agencies
C) Develop policy and position papers
D) develop proposed legislative and administrative ruling concepts, or serve as a united front to proposals harmful to the group
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A) congressional committees
B) appointment of the heads of the STB and FMC
C) formulating laws
D) standing committees
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