Part of the Reason Why Welfare Programs Became So Unpopular

question 31

Multiple Choice

Part of the reason why welfare programs became so unpopular between the 1960s and
The 1990s was that

• A)many Americans came to believe that welfare recipients did not want to work.
• B)the programs were completely taken over by the federal government rather than having input from state and local governments.
• C)the programs were completely taken over by state and local governments rather than having input from the federal government.
• D)federal judges frequently ruled them to be unconstitutional.

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