ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the president, Congress, the federal judiciary, interest groups, the public, and, to a lesser extent, political parties have responded to the rise of the administrative state. Understand the means by which the president, Congress, and the federal courts influence federal administration. The growth of public employment in the twentieth century and the development of large administrative components in governments at all levels are generally referred to as the “rise of the administrative state.” The constitutional government of the United States came into existence in 1789 with some clearly stated formal goals. The essence of the twentieth-century administrative state was the policy choice to rely heavily on public administration to achieve the nation’s political goals. The primary drivers of administrative growth and development have been associated with the increasing complexity of modern society, expanded public demands for public services, and the rise of the national defense establishment.
