The cooperative federalism took place between 1787-1930’s. During the time period congress provided cash grants to states for education mass transit construction health care (Cooperative Federalism 3 ).During this time …show more content…
By doing this the states realize how serious the government was and needed to do the right thing or they would lose their money(The Atlantic). The highway trust fund was established in 1956 and they started increasing the taxes on fuel. President Obama said”If congress fails to fund it, it runs out of money , that could put nearly 700,000 jobs at risk”(The Atlantic). The Highway trust fund was used in 1984 to get the states to comply with the new national drinking age of 21. The states that did not listen to this law they would see 10 percent of their highway funds cut. (The Atlantic). In 1974 the Arab oil embargo President Nixon put the national speed at 55 miles per hour. The Republican Congress was championing the states rights.They authorized to fund for the nation highway and it all depends on the state for their own speed limit. (The Atlantic). In 1975 the government told the highway funds that people with motorcycles need helmets. (The Atlantic). Congress had flip flopped the law on 1975 then brought it back up in 1991.Finally President Clinton signed a law in 1995 that eliminated the helmet and speed rule. (The