The formal entry of the federal government into the public social service arena coincided with:
a. passage of the Social Security Act of 1935
b. the Declaration of Independence
c. beginning of WWII
d. introduction of the Great Society programs of the 1960s
ANS: a
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. true b. false