Means-Tested Government Programs

question 48

Multiple Choice

Means-tested government programs:

• A)require recipients to undergo skills testing for benefits.
• B)define eligibility for benefits based on recipients' income.
• C)are as effective as unconditional cash-transfers.
• D)are rarely used in the United States.

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Definitions:

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Wagner Act

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Eleanor Roosevelt's Biography

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Settlement House

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