• President (White House Administration)
• Administrative Agencies
• Independent Establishments & Government Corporations
• Boards, Commissions, and Committees

• Signs/Vetoes Enacted Bills
• Issues Executive Orders
• Appoints Administative Officials

• Can be viewed as mini-governments in a specific area
• Includes all three functions: Executive, Legislative and Judicial
• Example: INS in the Dept. Homeland Security Does the Following
• Issues Rules and Regulations (Legislative)
• Holds Hearings/Issues Decisions on Alien Deportation (Judicial)
• Enforces Rules and Regulations (Executive/Administrative)

Rules and Regulations

• Initially published in the Federal Register
• Daily Publication during week
• Codified (i.e. Arranged by Subject) in the Code of Federal Regulations