Identify and describe the six basic provisions of “workfare,” the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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(1) It ended AFDC by substituting a work-oriented program with temporary benefits; (2) it restricted eligibility such that recipients are limited to 2 years of benefits at any one time and to 5 years over a lifetime; (3) it emphasized demands for work by requiring that recipients either get a job or prepare themselves for a job to receive benefits; (4) it limited welfare benefits to immigrants, even legal immigrants, who were made ineligible for food stamps; (5) recognizing that one means of saving the government money was to have fathers and mothers provide for their children, it strengthened child support enforcement; and (6) it provided for implementation at the state level and gave states wide latitude in how they interpret and implement the policy.
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Which of the following is true of a country where the median income is equal to the mean income?
A. The number of people with incomes lower than the mean is equal to the number of people with an income greater than the mean. B. The number of people with incomes lower than the mean is greater than the number of people with an income greater than the mean. C. The income earned by all elements of the population of the country is identical. D. The number of people with incomes lower than the mean is lesser than the number of people with an income greater than the mean. E. Exactly half the population's income is lower than the mean.