Rise of the "Imperial
Presidency"
Growth of Federal Bureaucracy
o
New
Deal reforms in 1930s
o
"Great
Society" programs in 1960s
o
o
1990:
defense civilian employment accounted for 50% of executive civilian including USPS
o
2003:
def. civ. employment account for 35% of exec. civ. employment excluding USPS
Civilian
Executive Employment*
|
1933 |
502,000 |
|
1950 |
686,000 |
|
1966 |
913,000 |
|
1992 |
1,274,000 |
|
2003 |
1,206,646 |
:
* excludes civilian
defense, armed forces, USPS. Source: Statistical Abstracts of
the United States
2003: 31,000
in Congress