The Importance of the Federal Bureaucracy Today Can Be Measured

The importance of the federal bureaucracy today can be measured in part by the total number of federal employees or, more accurately, by the

A) high proportion of full-time employees on the government payroll.
B) discretionary authority of its appointed officials.
C) number of agencies that now form the federal bureaucracy.
D) number of employees who write the regulations.
E) number of employees who spend the money.