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The dramatic increase in the number of federal employees from 1816 to 1861 was the direct result
of
a. the need for Secret Service agents in the White House.
b. expansion in the size of congressional staff.
c. an increase in the demands on government, especially the Post Office.
d. the Hatch Act.
e. President Grant’s concern over the Whiskey Ring scandal.
What is c. an increase in the demands on government, especially the Post Office.