DCondonJr_ImpactOfCongress

1. The federal government sets the standard time 2. Congress funds the research and development of medications @ National Institutes of Health 3. Federal National Weather provides reporters with weather conditions 4. Federal subsides and regulations bring electricity to consumers 5. The government tried to become more eco-friendly and made most newspapers recyclable 6. The government has required all pets to have proper vaccinations 7. Expiration dates on food and other perishable items are required by government 8. The federal government inspects all of the eggs and meats distributed 9. Coffee is imported through federal trade agreements 10. A major part in the governments budget is to fix, construct, and maintain roads 11. Federal law has increased the fuel efficiency for vehicles 12. Congress made it mandatory for vehicles to have air bags and seat belts 13. The department of defense created the GPS systems, that many cars and phones now contain 14. Car insurance is overseen by the state and the require written and driving test before the reception of license 15. Federal government oversees the use of airwaves and provides copyright protection for music 16. To ease traffic congestion, federal funds can create new bike lanes 17. Federal emission standards have dropped pollution from car exhaust 18. Traffic safety laws are set and made by the state and local government 19. Funds for teacher salary come from local and state government 20. Public state teachers must be classified by state 21. Federally-supported research into best educational techniques; curriculum requirements 22. Funds provided by Congress help reduce class size 23. Restaurants are inspected by the federal government, and if they distribute alcohol the state regulates the sales 24. The government helps and gives loans to small businesses so that they may succeed 25. The government treasury department makes 20 billion coins a year and 10 billion currency notes per year 26. The federal and state government funds, supports, and maintains all local/national parks and museums 27. All levels of government help pay for the police task forces 28. A major part of the federal budget is to help maintain and construct hospitals, also health research 29. Local government provides street lighting for safety 30. The "joystick" was originally created by NASA for the Lunar Rover