What Is TANF

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is TANF?

• A) a federal program that provides temporary income to the poor
• B) a lobby group opposed to President Obama's health care reform legislation
• C) a state-funded social program that provides vouchers for poor children to attend private schools
• D) a law passed by Congress in 2008 that regulates auto emissions
• E) a federal housing program

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Definitions:

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with the Indian tribes.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection under the law.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that empowers Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.

Federal Government

The national government of a federal country that shares power with states or provinces but has authority in matters of national concern.