Which of the following was true of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996?
A) It was vetoed by President Clinton.
B) It was opposed by most Republicans.
C) It increased aid to families with dependent children.
D) It made steep cuts in food stamp appropriations.
Answer: D
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a. lack of leadership b. lack of available resources for survival c. attacks by the Spanish Armada d. competition with Portuguese fishing groups e. poor lines of communication
All of the following were elements of President Grant's Peace Policy EXCEPT
A) The first Native American Commissioner of Indian Affairs was appointed. B) Christian missionaries were selected to manage reservation affairs. C) Reservations were declared off limits to army troops. D) Army officers were in charge of implementing reservation policy.
The treaties signed in September 1951 restored Japanese independence, ended Japanese claims to its former colonies and territories, and
A. permitted the Soviet Union to control Hokkaido. B. created a defensive alliance between the Soviet Union and Japan. C. provided the United States with military bases in Japan. D. ended the entrenched social discrimination of Koreans resident in Japan. E. established Christianity along with Buddhism and Shintoism as Japan's official religions.
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a. strong executive leadership b. a retreat from a policy of laissez-faire c. apathy toward reform d. increase in federal tax rates