Why did the size of the federal bureaucracy increase substantially over the course of the twentieth century?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the bureaucracy started with just four departments at the time of the nation's founding and has since expanded dramatically, with much growth occurring in the twentieth century.
2, Factors that led to the creation of new government agencies include industrialization, urbanization, immigration, economic problems, and involvement in wars.
3, Provide one or more examples to illustrate the needs that government agencies were created to fulfill, such as those designed as part of Roosevelt's New Deal to bring the country out of the Depression, or those designed in response to the energy crisis of the 1970s and the needs of veterans.
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A. the Supreme Court. B. members of Congress only. C. interest groups. D. executive agencies. E. All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following chronological sequences of events is correct?
A. Shays's Rebellion; Annapolis Convention; Declaration of Independence B. Declaration of Independence; Stamp Act; Philadelphia Convention C. First Continental Congress; Stamp Act; Articles of Confederation D. Articles of Confederation; Declaration of Independence; Annapolis Convention E. Boston Tea Party; First Continental Congress; Declaration of Independence
Which international organization was created in 1945 by the victors of World War II?
a. the League of Nations b. the United Nations c. the World Trade Organization d. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which of the following is a political institution?
A. the U.S. Supreme Court B. the legislature C. the executive D. the judiciary