Why Did the Federal Bureaucracy Remain So Small in the Early

Why did the federal bureaucracy remain so small in the early days of the Republic?

A) The small size of the country meant that only a small government was necessary.
B) The founders' mistrust of government led them to limit the size of the federal bureaucracy.
C) The people refused to pay taxes to support a larger bureaucracy.
D) Most policy issues fell under the authority of the states, so there was no need for a large federal bureaucracy.
E) All of these contributed to the small size of the federal bureaucracy.