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| bureaucracy | A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization |
| bureaucrat | A person who works in any administrative function of the federal government |
| administration | The officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles |
| staff agency | An agency which supports the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of an organization |
| line agency | An agency which performs the tasks for which the organization exists |
| Executive Office of the President | An organization of several agencies staffed by the President's closest advisors |
| federal budget | A detailed financial document containing estimates for federal income and spending during the coming fiscal year |
| fiscal year | A period of time used by the government and the business world for its record keeping, budgeting, revenue collection, and other financial management purposes |
| domestic affairs | All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs |
| executive departments | Often called the Cabinet departments, they are the traditional units of federal administration |
| secretary | An official in charge of a department of government |
| attorney general | The head of the Justice 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 | Agencies designed to monitor important aspects of the nation's economy, largely beyond the reach of 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 corporation | Corporations within the Executive Branch subject to the President's direction and control, set up by Congress to carry out certain business-like activities |
| civil service | Those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government |
| spoils system | The practice of giving offices and other government favors to political supporters and friends |
| patronage | The practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends |
| register | A record of names often kept by an official appointed to do so |
| bipartisan | Supported by two parties |
