Which act created the social insurance program for retirement and aid to families with dependent children?

• A. Social Security Act of 1935
• B. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
• C. Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933
• D. National Labor Relations Act of 1935

Answer: (A)

The act that created the social insurance program for retirement and aid to families with dependent children is the Social Security Act of 1935. This landmark legislation established retirement benefits for workers (Old-Age Insurance) funded by payroll taxes and set up Aid to Dependent Children to help families with dependent children in need. Together, these provisions laid the foundation for the modern U.S. Social Security system, providing a national safety net that has evolved over time. The other acts mentioned served different purposes—one targeted veterans’ benefits, another created a public employment service, and the last protected workers’ rights to organize—so they do not correspond to the social insurance framework for retirement and dependent-children aid established by the 1935 act.