| A | B |
|---|
| bureaucracy | administrative structure that organizes people and work |
| administration | collective administrators and agencies under a president |
| staff agency | agency that serves in support role |
| line agency | agency that performs a specific task |
| Executive Office of the President | agencies staffed by President's closest advisors |
| White House Office | presient's key personal and political staff |
| National Security Council | President's key foreign affairs advisors |
| Office of Homeland Security | keeps President aware of protecting America from terrorism |
| federal budget | plan for spending of the government |
| domestic affairs | issues that deal within the boundaries of the U.S. |
| foregn affairs | issues dealing with the U.S. and other nations |
| executive departments | the areas of the President's cabinet |
| cabinet | President's informal advisory group to run each department |
| spoils system | practice of giving offices to political supporters |
| civil service | this serves as the employment agency for the government |
