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Bureaucracy |
A form of organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules, and procedures |
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Bureaucrat |
A career government employee |
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Department |
Usually the largest organization in government; also the highest rank in federal hierarchy |
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Independent Agency |
Government entity that's independent of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
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Independent Regulatory Commission |
Government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress |
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Government Corporation |
Government agency that operates like a business corporation created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program |
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Senior Executive Service |
Established by Congress in 1978 as a flexible, mobile corps of senior career executives who work closely with presidential appointees to manage government |
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Spoils System |
A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends |