What is the federal bureaucracy, and what are some of its characteristics?

Answer:

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.