The first national public benefits act was:
A) The Social Security Act.
B) The Older Americans Act.
C) The Direct Loan Program of the Housing Act.
D) The Nursing Home Reform Act.

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The Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, was the first national public benefits act in the United States. It created a system of old-age insurance, unemployment compensation, and aid to dependent children and provided for public assistance to the elderly, disabled, and families with dependent children.

The First National Public Benefits Act Was