Preliminary+Research

Preliminary Research

**What I know about my topic:** Welfare is debated becase people cheat the system. The people that receive welfare don't pay for it. Some people don't even try to get jobs because they have welfare. **What I need to find out about my topic:** Legal Restrictions Who is elligible How much can one person get Loop holes in the system

**Search terms I can use to find information about my topic:** Welfare Poverty Redistribution Family Income The Great Depression

**Information I found today (at least 5 points):** Forms of welfare include the ADFC, WIC, and Medicare. Welfare began to help the elderly soon after the revolutionary war War-based pension programs dates back all the way to 1862. The Social Security Act was passed under Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, which led America out of the Great Depression. The Personal Responsibility and Work Occupation Act allows federal money to go to the states in order to help the poor.

"US Welfare System - Help for US Citizens." //US Welfare System - Help for US Citizens//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. 