Following the election of Thomas Jefferson, the federal bureaucracy became a self-maintaining, long-term element within government because
A) the president and members of Congress were more focused on defending the borders of the United States.
B) no changes in most office holders took place for 25 years.
C) Jefferson initiated binding legislation that ensured their loyalty and longevity.
D) the states had relinquished all power to the federal government and a strong bureaucracy was necessary to manage it.
E) the Constitution stated that the bureaucracy needed to be established by 1802.
B
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