Which of the Following Has Been a Result of Welfare

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been a result of welfare reform?

• A)employment among mothers who head families substantially decreased
• B)about two thirds of mothers who head families found work only eight years after reform
• C)the incomes of mothers who head families went down on average
• D)welfare spending per recipient decreased significantly
• E)most states combined tough new eligibility rules with an expanded menu of welfare services

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Definitions:

Trophic Level

Position of an organism in a food chain.

Chaparral Biome

A biome characterized by dense, spiny shrubs and a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, typically found in California and the Mediterranean region.

Primary Production

The rate at which an ecosystem’s producers capture and store energy.

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Northern Hemisphere biome in which the predominant plants are broadleaf trees that lose their leaves in fall and become dormant during cold winters.