Public Expenditures for the TANF Have Not Increased as Much

question 62

Multiple Choice

Public expenditures for the TANF have not increased as much as Social Security since the mid-1990s because

• A)many state governments choose not to participate.
• B)the rate of inflation has been so low.
• C)TANF benefits are not automatically readjusted for inflation.
• D)economic expansion brought more people above the poverty line.

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Definitions:

Dark Adaptation

The process by which the eyes increase their sensitivity to low levels of light, enabling vision in dim conditions.

Sensory Threshold

The minimum level of intensity at which a stimulus can be detected by the senses.

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for vision at low light levels.

Absolute Sensory Threshold

The minimum stimulus intensity required for detection by a sensory system.