The Federal Bureaucracy

Bureaucrat

Staff or civil servants of the federal bureaucracy

3 Components of Executive Branch

Executive Office of the President, Executive Departments, Independent Agencies

Heads of Executive (Cabinet) Departments

Are advisers to the president

Secretary

Title given to all Executive (Cabinet) Department heads except the head of the Justice Department

Attorney General

Head of the Justice Department

Independent Agencies

Perform services for the Executive Branch

Government Corporations

Businesses that the federal government runs

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Makes rules for industries and businesses that affect the public

Pendleton Act of 1883

Established the Civil Service System

Civil Service System

Principle and practice of government employment based on open, competitive exams and merit

The Hatch Act

Rules on how federal employees can be involved in political activities

The Plum Book

Publishes "nonclassified" jobs to which the president can appoint political supporters

The Federal Bureaucracy

All of the departments, agencies and offices of the Executive Branch