The TANF aspect of the Welfare Reform Act

A. was a block grant with no time or activity restrictions on how to use federal funds.
B. was a categorical grant that restricted federal assistance to three years but limited state discretion in how to use the funds.
C. was a categorical grant that placed no time restrictions on federal assistance but dramatically limited state discretion in how to use the funds.
D. was a block grant that, among other aspects, restricted a family's access to federal assistance to five years.
E. ended direct federal welfare assistance to the states in grants of any form.


Answer: D

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