Which of the Following Statements About the Federal Bureaucracy Is

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the federal bureaucracy is LEAST accurate?

• A) When the republic was founded, a large plantation would have required more workers than the federal government's bureaucracy.
• B) Recognizing the importance a bureaucracy would acquire, the authors of the Constitution carefully delineated the powers and responsibilities the federal bureaucracy would possess.
• C) The size of the federal bureaucracy tends to grow during times of national crisis.
• D) The federal bureaucracy tends to increase in size in response to the public's increasing demands for services.
• E) In the normal course of history, factors compelling the expansion of the federal bureaucracy have outnumbered factors compelling its diminishment.

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