Which of the following statements about the federal bureaucracy is LEAST accurate?
A. When the republic was founded, a large plantation would have required more workers than the federal government's bureaucracy.
B. Recognizing the importance a bureaucracy would acquire, the authors of the Constitution carefully delineated the powers and responsibilities the federal bureaucracy would possess.
C. In the normal course of history, factors compelling the expansion of the federal bureaucracy have outnumbered factors compelling its diminishment.
D. The federal bureaucracy tends to increase in size in response to the public's increasing demands for services.
E. The size of the federal bureaucracy tends to grow during times of national crisis.
Answer: B
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