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KimWrice

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Congress abandoned AFDC in 1996 with passage of a new welfare reform act called the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, which stipulates that adults have up to two years to find a job without losing benefits and a lifetime limit of five years to receive benefits. Recipients must also work a minimum of 2030 hours per week.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Which of the following about Russian public and semipublic institutions is NOT true?
 
  a. Despite privatization, public or semipublic ownership of firms continues in some economic sectors including television, energy, and telecommunications.
  b. While private clinics and hospitals have emerged, a state-run system of medical care is still in place.
  c. A large portion of the country's housing is municipally owned.
  d. Russia's universities remain largely public institutions funded chiefly through the state.
  e. The executives of most public and semipublic institutions, especially those in the economic sector, are appointed through politically independent boards.



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Answer to Question 1

True

Answer to Question 2

e



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