Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on Social Security and Welfare

Series Foreword; Time Line; Introduction; The Homestead Act of 1862; The Civil War Pension System; The Children's Bureau; The Infancy and Maternity Protection Act of 1921 (Sheppard-Towner Act); The Social Security Act of 1935; The 1939 Amendments to the Social Security Act; The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (The G.I. Bill); The Social Security Act Amendments of 1950; Federal Disability Insurance: The 1956 Amendments to the Social Security Act; Aid for Families with Dependent Children and the Emergence of Modern Welfare: The Public Welfare Amendments of 1962; The War on Poverty: The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; The Food Stamp Act of 1964; Medicare and Medicaid: The Social Security Amendments of 1965; Employment Security Amendments of 1970; Colas and Supplemental Security Income; The WIC Program (1972); The Earned Income Tax Credit; Saving Social Security: The Social Security Amendments of 1983; The Family Support Act of 1988; The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996; The Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

?This volume provides a full discussion of the laws of America's social insurance system that will be useful in studying government, as well as providing information for arguments on the validity of government "interface" in our private lives. Recommended for high schools.?-Thomson-Gale Reference for Students