Why are some social welfare programs referred to as entitlements?
a. because benefits are distributed automatically to citizens who qualify, based on a set of legal rights to benefits
b. because they are benefits available only to the working poor in the United States
c. because they are benefits funded through the Title 9 section of the 1965 Civil Rights Act
d. because they are benefits that are distributed on a case-by-case basis to select citizens in extreme need
Answer: a
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