What is the formal method used by congress to influence

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1. Domestic water carriers have received two major forms of federal promotion. They are:

1. subsidies to plants that located on rivers to use barges
2. the work done by the Corp of Engineers and the Coast Guard
3. exempting water carrier from regulation and ice breakers on the Mississippi River

Question 2. What is the formal method used by Congress to influence national transportation?

1. appointment of the heads of the STB and FMC
2. formulating laws
3. standing committees

Question 3. Which technology is used to locate specific trailer and even pallets?

1. GPS
2. ERP
3. GIS

Question 4. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) was created to:

1. be certain that there would be employment for U.S. sailors and mariners
2. prevent the economic decline of the U.S. flag ocean carriers
3. in response to ship lines and builders wanting federal aid.

Question 5. Amtrak was created to:

1. allow federal planners to create a balanced system without the profit motive of the private sector
2. as a first step towards nationalization of the modes of transportation
3. relieve the pressure of automobile traffic on the highways by providing an alternate mode of transport.

Question 6. Please pick the correct formula for elasticity:

1. price/quantity
2. % change in price / % change in quantity
3. % change in quantity / % change in price

Question 7. What law allowed collective rate making by the transportation carriers?

1. The Clayton Act of 1914
2. The Reed-Bulwinke Act of 1948
3. The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936

Question 8. Which mode of has lost volume of freight between 1990 and 2006?

1. Pipeline
2. Rail
3. Water

Question 9. What was the primary reason for the creation of the U.S. interstate road way system?

1. defense
2. create depression era jobs
3. promote manufacturing

Question 10. Who determines which transportation services are available?

1. consumer
2. the service providers
3. manufacturers