Chapter 15 Flashcards
a person who works for a bureaucratic organization
Bureaucrat
the officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles
Administration
an agency which supports the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization
Staff agencies
an agency which performs the tasks for which the organization exists
Line agencies
an organization of several agencies staffed by the President’s closest advisors
Executive office of the president
a detailed financial document containing estimates of federal income and spending during the coming fiscal year
Federal budget
the 12-month period used by a government and the business world for its record-keeping, budgeting, revenue-collecting, and other financial management purposes
Fiscal year
all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
Domestic affairs
often called the Cabinet departments, they are the traditional units of federal administration
Executive departments
Nonmilitary
Civilian
an official in charge of a department of government
Secretary
the head of the Department of Justice
Attorney general
additional agencies created by Congress located outside the Cabinet departments
Independent agencies
agencies headed by a single administrator with regional subunits, but lacking Cabinet status
Independent executive agencies
those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government
Civil service
