Which statement about the Social Security Act is correct?

A) It excluded aid to families with dependent children.
B) It was original in its concept and design.
C) Congress forced the provision for national health insurance into the original bill.
D) It created a system of unemployment insurance.
E) Its coverage excluded most poor whites from the program.

Social Security Act

Enacted in 1935, this key piece of legislation in the United States established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.

Unemployment Insurance

A government program that provides temporary financial assistance to eligible workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own.

National Health Insurance

A system where the government provides or mandates insurance coverage for all citizens, often funded through taxation.