NAEP Civics Grade 12

Category - Civics

Michigan governor John Engler is pursuing changes in welfare policy that are pleasing the Clinton administration more than his Republican allies on Capitol Hill. The Democrats' unlikely and somewhat unwilling hero announced an ambitious pilot project . . . that seeks to cut welfare costs by providing generous social services so that poor people can go to work. Democrats call his plan enlightened. Republicans have been caught off guard. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat of New York, . . . praised Mr. Engler for breaking with congressional Republicans by using child care and transportation subsidies and fashioning a more active role for social workers in an effort to turn welfare recipients into workers. -The New York Times, January 22, 1996Many congressional Republicans might object to Engler's plan because it
  1. involves increased government spending for transportation and child care
  2. is not aimed at getting people off welfare and back to work
  3. does not extend the social safety net far enough
  4. places the state government in competition with private companies for employees
Explanation
Answer: A - involves increased government spending for transportation and child care.
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