A group of non-elected officials is a .

Bureaucracy

Explanation:

Committee

Explanation:

Committees aren't elected, they're chosen by elected officials.

In respect to the US Government, the President's advisory board is called the Cabinet

my cultural heritage consists of irish, german, native american, and others.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”