What is the federal bureaucracy and what is its purpose?
a. the federal bureaucracy is the established court system that determines the constitutionality of laws and executive actions.
b. the federal bureaucracy is the various agencies and departments established to carry out the laws and functions of the executive office.
c. the federal bureaucracy is the name used when referencing all three branches of government at the same time.
d. the federal bureaucracy is the the representative body that elects the president.

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The federal bureaucracy is large network of government agencies, commissions, and employees that have a common goal: to serve the citizens of the United States of America. The federal bureaucracy is specialized, hierarchical, and formal. That is, the different agencies and commissions have specific jobs (specialized), there is an established power order within the agencies (hierarchical), and all operate under strict rules called standard operating procedures.

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