Under the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) replaced the AFDC program. TANF is different from AFDC because it
A. takes all flexibility away from the states and replaces it with strict federal regulations.
B. does not have work requirements.
C. deals with both single family and two-family households.
D. is not concerned with children's parentage.
E. is not an entitlement program.
Answer: E
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