yes i do believe there is a fourth branch there has always been one but the gov as normal refuse to let you know because if the general public knew then its only one that the people can use against the gov
Another View: In my estimation it is the Media that would like to consider themselves the considers themselves the Fourth Branch of government. The "bureaucracy" whatever they are , only have the authority granted to them by their political masters.
All branches are part of the bureaucracy.
It is the Executive Branch that administers the federal bureaucracy. The Executive Branch also executes the laws, and prepares the annual budget.
the executive branch
Executive
No.
federal bureaucracy
executive
There are many bureaucracies in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.
Federal Bureaucracy
the state department
is necessarily undemocratic
Because they combine legislative, executive, and judicial functions.