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| Bureaucracy | A large complexive administrative structure that handles everyday business of an organization |
| Bureaucrat | A person who workd for the organization and had defined duties and responsibilities |
| Administration | The government's many administrators and agencies |
| Staff Agencies | Aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization |
| Line Agencies | Perform tasks for which the organization exists |
| Executive Office of the President | An umbrella agency; complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by most of the President's closest advisors and assistants |
| Federal Budget | A very detailed estimate of receipts and expenditures |
| Fiscal Year | The 12-month period used by government and business for record keeping, budgeting, and other financial management purposes |
| Domestic Affairs | All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs |
| Executive Departments | The traditional units of federal administration, each built around some broad field of activity |
| Secretary | The head of each of the departments |
| Attorney General | Directs the secretaries of each department |
| Independent Agencies | Additional agencies created by Congress located outside the Cabinet departments |
| Independent Executive Agencies | Agencies headed by a single administrator with regional subunits, but lacking Cabinet status |
| Independent Regulatory Commissions | Independent agencies created by the Congress, designed to regulate important aspects of the nation's economy, largely beyond the reach of the presidential control |
| Quasi-Legislative | Having to do with powers that are to some extent legislative |
| Quasi-Judicial | Having to do with powers that are to some extent judicial |
| Government Corporations | Corporations within the executive branch subject to the President's direction and control, set up by Congress to carry out certain buisness-like activities |
| Civil Service | Composed of those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government |
| Spoils System | The practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends |
| Patronage | The practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends |
| Registers | Lists of those applicants who pass its tests and are qualified for employment |
| Bipartisan | Including members from both parties |
