Question

Read this list:

A. It was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B. It guarantees that the poor have access to health care.
C. It was part of the Great Society.
D. It is an entitlement program.
E. It provides a guaranteed income to elderly Americans.
Which options are characteristics of Social Security?​

Answer 1

ANSWER A) IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

Answer 2

A, D & E

Explanation: It was established by Franklin D Roosevelt, but there are other aspects of it. It's also an entitlement program b/c by definition it's a federal program that requires payments to any person who meets certain eligibility requirements. Social security clearly provides a guaranteed income to elderly Americans b/c that's what it was designed to do