Question

Which statement best analyzes the role of federal agencies through time?(1 point)
Responses

Federal agencies have been created only during times of national crisis.
Federal agencies have been created only during times of national crisis.

Federal agencies have decreased over time as the country has grown.
Federal agencies have decreased over time as the country has grown.

Federal agencies have only increased since the first presidential administration, as new agencies are created with each new president.
Federal agencies have only increased since the first presidential administration, as new agencies are created with each new president.

Federal agencies have evolved over time as the need for the enforcement of specific tasks have arisen.
Federal agencies have evolved over time as the need for the enforcement of specific tasks have arisen.

Answer 1

Federal agencies have evolved over time as the need for the enforcement of specific tasks have arisen.

Explanation: Agencies have been created, reorganized, and expanded in response to changing national needs (economic regulation, public health, safety, welfare, etc.), not only during crises or strictly with each presidency.