The Social Security Act of 1935 established federal old-age benefits and enabled states to participate in more adequate welfare programs.

• A. BRFSS
• B. Social Security Act of 1935
• C. US Public Health Service
• D. CMS

Answer: (B)

This item tests knowledge of the Social Security Act of 1935 and its impact on social welfare. The act created federal old-age benefits and established funding mechanisms that let states participate in broader welfare programs, initiating a nationwide system of social insurance and federal-state cooperation for welfare. It marked a shift toward federal involvement in welfare and laid the groundwork for programs administered at the state level with federal support. The other options don’t fit this description: BRFSS is a health survey system, the US Public Health Service is a federal health agency, and CMS handles Medicare/Medicaid today but did not originate the 1935 old-age benefits and welfare expansions.