Under President Clinton, the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
a. required states to supply most of the funding for entitlement programs.
b. granted greater responsibility to the states by allowing them broad flexibility in determining eligibility for cash aid.
c. ended the federal role in assistance to the TANF program.
d. resulted in higher inflation due to increase unemployment.
B
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a. elected officials b. elected boards and commissions c. appointed boards and commissions d. officials directly responsible to the governor e. committees within the legislative branch
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