You Are a Policy Maker Interested in Reducing Behavioral Problems

question 43

Multiple Choice

You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

• A) implement a program of alcohol and drug counseling among expectant mothers
• B) legalize gambling, and allow the tribe to retain the profits
• C) raise the minimum wage on the reservation
• D) make the work requirements for receiving welfare more stringent

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