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In politics of the United States, "fourth branch of government" is an unofficial term referring to groups or institutions perceived variously as influencing or acting in the stead of the three branches of the US federal government defined in the Constitution of the United States (legislative, executive and judicial). [1]
“The power of the unelected Federal bureaucracy has grown to become an unconstitutional ‘FOURTH BRANCH’ of government!” Musk posted on X earlier this week. “Especially with the creation ...
The branches are co-equal, with checks and balances but without encroachment — when unelected bureaucrats exceed their authority, a “fourth” branch of government emerges and freedoms are put ...
John Marshall was probably the most important figure to have held constitutional office in all three branches. Although his periods of service in Congress and as Secretary of State were both brief, he was Chief Justice of the United States for nearly 35 years, and had a powerful influence on the development of the Supreme Court.
In United States English, the phrase "fourth estate" is contrasted with the "fourth branch of government", a term that originated because no direct equivalents to the estates of the realm exist in the United States. The "fourth estate" is used to emphasize the independence of the press, while the "fourth branch" suggests that the press is not ...
Trump, in a separate campaign video about ending regulations, says he would cut the “fourth branch of government,” or independent regulatory agencies like the Federal Communications Commission ...
The Fourth Branch of Government. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Cater, Douglass (1964). Power in Washington: A Critical Look at Today's Struggle to Govern in the Nation's Capital. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0394441122. Cater, Douglass (1970). Dana, the Irrelevant Man. New York: McGraw-Hill. Cater, Douglass (1975).
Because the Constitution does not expressly mention federal agencies (as it does the three branches), some commentators have called agencies the "headless fourth branch" of the federal government. However, most independent agencies are technically part of the executive branch, with a few located in the legislative branch of government.