Author Question: When, in late 1995, President Clinton refused to give in to the demands of the Republican-controlled ... (Read 53 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following was a provision of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996?

a. It shifted responsibility for the management of all welfare programs from the states to the federalgovernment.
b. It limited welfare benefits to a total of five years over an individual's lifetime.
c. It virtually eliminated all federal funding for the nation's welfare programs.
d. It guaranteed that the federal government would provide cash assistance to the nation's poor children and toimmigrants.

Question 2

When, in late 1995, President Clinton refused to give in to the demands of the Republican-controlled 104th Congress concerning the federal budget, the Congress

a. adjourned.
b. brought impeachment charges against President Clinton.
c. publicized incriminating evidence from the Whitewater investigation concerning Hillary Rodham Clinton.
d. refused to pass a continuing budget resolution, thus forcing the government to suspend all nonessential action.