Question

What did the Federal Road Act authorize?

A) government ownership of all toll roads

B) a federal-state cost split for road construction

C) states were given the right to set their own speed limits

D) the federal government would only finance state highways

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The Federal Aid Road Act, as the first federal highway funding law, was instrumental in extending and improving the country's road system. Prior to its passage (and for several decades afterward), the condition of many roads was deplorable; "They were often little more than trails that were muddy in the rain and dusty the rest of the time. the act allowed federal and state governments to fund roads