One Reason That the AFDC Program Grew Significantly in the 1970s

question 13

Multiple Choice

One reason that the AFDC program grew significantly in the 1970s was that

• A) voters passed initiatives in many states that required an increase in benefits.
• B) a number of court decisions determined that benefits must be increased at a level greater than that of inflation each year.
• C) Congress passed a number of laws that dramatically expanded the number of people who were eligible and the overall amount of in-kind benefits that would be provided to eligible people.
• D) court decisions made it more difficult for the government to legally terminate people's benefits for a lack of eligibility.
• E) state governments refused to administer the program unless the federal government spent more on benefits.

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