A Dramatic Increase in Size of the Federal Bureaucracy Occurred

question 36

Multiple Choice

 A dramatic increase in size of the federal bureaucracy occurred during the twentieth century,largely as a consequence of 

• A) the growth of patronage and the rise of political parties. 
• B) the Sixteenth Amendment and the Social Security Act. 
• C) a desire for limited government and an end to earlier regulatory practices. 
• D) the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. 
• E) the rise of special-interest groups and unions.

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