The Growth of the Administrative State:

The growth of the administrative state can be traced back to the early 20th century, when "progressive reformers" began to call for greater intervention in the economy and society. This movement gained momentum during the Great Depression, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal programs to address the economic crisis.

The New Deal programs created a number of new government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and Federal Housing Administration. These agencies were given broad powers to regulate various aspects of the economy and society, and they played a key role in shaping the postwar American welfare state. Since the New Deal era, the administrative state has continued to grow, with new agencies and departments being created to address a wide range of society and economic issues. For example the Department of Education was created in 1980 to oversee federal education policy, while the Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to coordinate the federal government's response to domestic security threats.

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Forbidden Civics by Jahlael Bey