In 1996, President Clinton signed a major welfare reform that __________
A) ended the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program that provided federal matching funds to the states to help the poor, mostly single mothers
B) restructured the Food Stamps program to distribute aid only to citizens and families far below the poverty line
C) reduced funding to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides healthy food options to mothers with young children
D) introduced healthcare reforms, ensuring that all U.S. citizens under 24 years of age would be covered
Answer: A
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a. American government, international relations, comparative politics, and political theory b. American government, empirical theory, international relations, and comparative politics c. American government, international relations, comparative politics, and rational choice theory d. American politics, international relations, political economy, and political theory
Among political bodies, informal ___________ are often used at events to gauge public opinion, to determine interest and to see how the total population can be expected to vote.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false