Fourth Branch of Government - Other "fourth Branches"

Other "fourth Branches"

  • Federal Reserve (central bank of the United States)
  • Office of the Independent Counsel (or its successor the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel)
  • Office of Personnel Management (The civil service)
  • Freemasons (during the 19th century when Americans thought secret societies had immense power)

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