Which of the Following Ideas Guided the Formulation of the 1996

Which of the following ideas guided the formulation of the 1996 Welfare Act?

A) Lawmakers constructed new policies that reflected the findings of social science research.
B) The idea that the previous welfare system provided women with incentives to bear children and discouraged them from working.
C) Lawmakers modeled U.S. programs after the most successful public assistance programs in Europe.
D) The specific intent of the 1996 Welfare Act is to reduce poverty (rather than to reduce welfare receipt) .