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

question 53

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 lack of eligibility.

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