Under some current American social welfare laws, a person must live in a particular municipality for a minimum amount of time in order to qualify to receive welfare benefits in that area. This requirement was first laid out in a feature of the Elizabethan Poor Laws known as ______.

A. residents' rights
B. the establishment clause
C. settlement laws
D. a writ of mandamus


Answer: C

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What will be an ideal response?

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