Why Has the Bureaucracy in Texas Grown in Recent Years

question 56

Multiple Choice

Why has the bureaucracy in Texas grown in recent years?

• A) Citizens have come to expect a wide range of public services while increasing demand for environmental programs has led to the creation of numerous new agencies.
• B) The federal government imposed numerous mandates on the states that required massive increases in education and health care services for new programs and personnel.
• C) Economic stimulus funds provided by the federal government have led to the creation of many new programs that benefit citizens who are now unwilling to cut them.
• D) As the federal government has reduced funding of programs to states, states have become increasingly responsible for assuming the duties formerly fulfilled by the federal government.
• E) Citizens have come to expect a wide range of public services while federal mandates have required more funding, and new programs have been implemented as a result of the urging of interest groups.

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