Conventional Attempts to Measure the Size of the Bureaucracy

question 31

Multiple Choice

Conventional attempts to measure the size of the bureaucracy

• A) leave out the 2.9 million members of the Armed Forces.
• B) leave out the 1.4 million members of the Armed Forces.
• C) include the Armed Forces in the total number of 7.9 million federal employees.
• D) include the Armed Forces in the total number of 2.9 million federal employees.
• E) include the Armed Forces but leave out the U.S. Postal Workers because they work for a government corporation.

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