| A | B |
| Federal job applicants must take an exam | Merit System |
| Leads Dept of Justice | Attorney General |
| Turning a government function over to a private company | Privatization |
| People who have jobs with the federal government | Civil Servants |
| Head of a cabinet department | Secretary |
| People give opinions on proposed rule | Public Comment |
| Highly organized system of people & their work | Bureaucracy |
| Giving political supporters government jobs | Spoils System |
| Agency run as non profit business | Government Corporation |
| Executive branch agencies outside the cabinet department | Independent Agencies |
| Controls agencies' funding | Office of Management & Budget |
| 204 volumes of agency rules | Code of Federal Regulations |
| Monitors trade and industrial technology | National Economic Council |
| Controls access to the president | Chief of Staff |
| Presides over the Senate & breaks a tied vote | Vice President |
| Gives briefs to the press | White House Press Secretary |
| Plans Presidential trips | White House Scheduling & Advance Office |