Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years?
A) president's inability to get legislative initiatives passed by Congress
B) growth in the responsibilities of government
C) new congressional requirement that Cabinet departments have an equal relationship with a particular congressional committee
D) the feeling that the Cabinet should remain proportional in size to the bureaucracy
E) president's need to be seen as a consensus builder
B
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