The Bureaucracy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bureaucracy: a complex system of government with many departments and officials.
• bureaucrat: a government official.
• administration: the management of a government or organization.
• staff agency: a government agency that supports other agencies.
• line agency: a government agency that implements policy.
• federal budget: a plan for how the federal government will spend money.
• fiscal year: a 12-month period used for budgeting.
• domestic affairs: issues that concern a country's internal affairs.
• executive department: a major unit of the federal government responsible for a broad area of policy.
• civilian: a person who is not in the military.
• secretary: the head of an executive department.
• attorney general: the head of the department of justice.
• independent agency: a government agency that operates independently of the executive departments.
• civil service: a system of government employment based on merit.
• patronage: the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.
• spoils system: a system of government in which jobs are given to political supporters.
• draft: a law that requires citizens to serve in the military.