Aid to Dependent Children
E1715
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aid to Families with Dependent Children | 9 |
| AFDC | 4 |
| Aid to Dependent Children canonical | 1 |
| Title IV-A program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Aid to Dependent Children Context triple: [Social Security Act of 1935, createsProgram, Aid to Dependent Children]
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A.
Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
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B.
Social Security Act of 1935
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a landmark U.S. New Deal law that established a federal system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to vulnerable groups, forming the foundation of the modern American social safety net.
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C.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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D.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to refinance home mortgages, prevent foreclosures, and stabilize the housing market.
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E.
Carnegie
Carnegie is a Scottish surname most famously associated with industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aid to Dependent Children Target entity description: Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
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A.
Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
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B.
Social Security Act of 1935
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a landmark U.S. New Deal law that established a federal system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to vulnerable groups, forming the foundation of the modern American social safety net.
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C.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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D.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to refinance home mortgages, prevent foreclosures, and stabilize the housing market.
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E.
Carnegie
Carnegie is a Scottish surname most famously associated with industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
ⓘ
cash transfer program ⓘ federal assistance program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | state welfare agencies ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| benefitsType |
cash assistance
ⓘ
means-tested benefit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
discouraging work and marriage according to some critics
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racial and gender bias in administration ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
absence or incapacity of a parent
ⓘ
low household income ⓘ presence of a dependent child ⓘ |
| endCause | program expansion and renaming to AFDC ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| follows | Mothers’ pensions programs ⓘ |
| fundingStructure | federal-state matching grants ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal era
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| historicalSignificance | first nationwide cash assistance program for single mothers in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| legalForm | Title IV of the Social Security Act ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contributed to the development of the modern U.S. welfare state
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focused on support for single mothers ⓘ linked to moral and behavioral eligibility standards in some states ⓘ |
| partOf |
Social Security Act of 1935
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surface form:
Social Security Act
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| policyArea |
child welfare
ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaries |
low-income families with children
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single-mother households ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide cash assistance to low-income families with children
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support dependent children in single-parent households ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
public assistance
ⓘ
social safety net ⓘ welfare ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Aid to Dependent Children
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Aid to Dependent Children
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
AFDC
Aid to Dependent Children self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ |
| shortName | ADC ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| startTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | federal social welfare agencies ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | children deemed dependent due to parental absence, death, or incapacity ⓘ |
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Subject: Aid to Dependent Children Description of subject: Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
Referenced by (15)
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