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Title: The explosion of federal spending on welfare services in the 1960s and 1970s was due to all but ...
Post by: abarnes on Aug 17, 2019

Question 1

In American cities, the cuts to public employment fell disproportionately on the black community due to:
◦ Public employment was a significant source of white collar jobs for African Americans.
◦ Lack of adequate training programs.
◦ The ignoring of affirmative action law.
◦ Jim Crow policies.

Question 2

The explosion of federal spending on welfare services in the 1960s and 1970s was due to all but which of the following factors?
◦ Increased spending on those that were likely to become dependent on welfare
◦ Looser federal regulation
◦ The dominance of conservative ideology
◦ States interest in shifting cost to the federal government

Title: The explosion of federal spending on welfare services in the 1960s and 1970s was due to all but ...
Post by: rnehls on Aug 17, 2019

Answer 1

Public employment was a significant source of white collar jobs for African Americans.

Answer 2

The dominance of conservative ideology