The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 __________________________

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 __________________________.

A) shifted responsibility for the management of all welfare programs from the states to the federal government
B) limited welfare benefits to a total of five years over an individual's lifetime
C) virtually eliminated all federal funding for the nation's welfare programs
D) guaranteed that the federal government would provide cash assistance to the nation's poor children and to immigrants