Which of the Following Is True of TANF

question 155

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of TANF?

• A)The act imposes a five-year lifetime limit on cash transfers.
• B)The act imposes a ten-year lifetime limit on cash transfers.
• C)The act requires states to move a certain percentage of people from work to welfare.
• D)The act set eligibility rules.
• E)The act left federal costs open-ended through matching grants to the states.

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Definitions:

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation.

Sweatt and McLaurin

Reference to Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases that challenged segregation in higher education.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment, often marked by discriminatory laws and practices.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.