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  2. United States federal executive departments - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of ...

  3. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. Operating Committee for Export Policy (OC) Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security. Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance.

  4. Public administration - Wikipedia

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    Public administration is both an academic discipline and a field of practice; the latter is depicted in this picture of U.S. federal public servants at a meeting.. Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", [1] or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day", [2] and also to the academic discipline ...

  5. United States administrative law - Wikipedia

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    United States federal administrative law encompasses statutes, rules, judicial precedents, and executive orders, that together form administrative laws that define the extent of powers and responsibilities held by administrative agencies of the United States government, including executive departments and independent agencies.

  6. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district (national capital) of ...

  7. Administrative state - Wikipedia

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    The administrative state is a term used to describe the power that some government agencies have to write, judge, and enforce their own laws. Since it pertains to the structure and function of government, it is a frequent topic in political science, constitutional law, and public administration. [1][2][3] The phenomenon was relatively unknown ...

  8. Government agency - Wikipedia

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    A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administration. [1] There is a notable variety of agency types.

  9. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    t. e. In the United States government, independent agencies are agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary) and the Executive Office of the President. [1]: 6 In a narrower sense, the term refers only to those independent agencies that, while considered part of the executive branch, have ...