Option "C" is the correct one: They operate within the executive branch to help carry out federal policies.
American Federal bureaucracy helps the government to carry out federal policies such as: 1. the implementation of the laws and policies which have been approved by the elected officials. 2. It also carries out administrative functions. 3. Besides, the bureaucracy creates and controls regulations regarding different government activities (for example: the school curriculum standards). As a result, the federal bureaucracy, which is formed by a group of non-elected officials, implements, administrates and makes regulations through a process of rule-making. The bureaucracy helps the government to runs its policies efficiently.
