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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Proglottids

Segments that make up the body of tapeworms, each containing a complete set of reproductive organs, and capable of developing into a new organism.

Scolex

Tapeworm head region; contains hooks and suckers for attachment to host.

Chitin

Strong but flexible nitrogenous polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.

Integument

The outer protective layer or covering of an organism, which in animals is usually the skin, and in plants, the epidermis or outer layer.