s by the government which were aimed at improving the lives of the underprivileged. During Johnson’s administration over 209 grant in aid programs were created in Congress (DRESANG, 52).FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS- provided funds for child nutrition and rent subsidies for most AFDC recipients (GREENE, 312).WAR ON POVERTY- programs created under Johnson’s administration under which federal funds were used to encourage the formation of community groups to help battle overwhelming poverty (HOFF, 204).POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)- created after the Watergate scandal that involved President Nixon. They identified groups making contributions to political campaigns and monitor the amount of contributions and how the funds are spent (VOORHIS, 105).WATERGATE- A political scandal that came out in 1974 involving President Nixon. It dealt with the misappropriation of funds and campaign spying which forced Nixon to resign (AITKEN, 268).AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN- (AFDC) a government program started in 1935 as part of the Social Security Act that provides matching grant in aid to the states in order to provide cash assistance to needy families with dependent children. The program was jointly administered between the federal government and the state governments (DRESANG).SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME- (1972) transferred all adult public assistance programs to social insurance including Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled under the OASDI programs which helped to create SSI (DAY).GENERAL REVENUE SHARING- introduced by Nixon; the federal government provided funds to states with “no strings attached,” based on an allocation formula including population, relative income, urbanization, and tax effort. It no longer exists today (GREENE, 312).OLAD AGE SURVIVORS DISABILITY AND HELATH INSURANCE- (OASDHI) Social Security benefits which are available to insured workers at age 65, d...
