Which of the Following Effects Did the Existence of State

Which of the following effects did the existence of state welfare programs have on the passage of national programs?

A) They made it difficult, because state programs had given welfare in general a black eye.
B) They made it difficult, because local welfare bureaucrats resisted national programs.
C) They made it easier, because they created a lobby for federal financial assistance.
D) They made it easier, because state programs had produced much hostility.
E) They had little or no effect on the passage of national programs, because most were inefficient and underfunded.