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the office & official home of a country's ambassador
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embassy
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the official home of a consul; a consul is a government official sent to a foreign country to protect the home country's business interests & its citizens
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consulate
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a government tax on imported goods
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customs duty
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to make someone or something obey a rule or law
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enforce
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the act of entering & settling in a country not of one's birth
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immigration
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the act of keeping the natural environment safe & protected
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conservation
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the official right given to an inventor to make or sell an invention for a certain time without being copied
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patent
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to manage or have charge of
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administer
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a person who has served in the country's armed forces
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veteran
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a government body or group that is free from control of the three branches of government
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independent agency
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to control by rule or method
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regulate
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any trade or business activity
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commerce
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not involving the armed forces
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civilian
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a large government organization made up of many offices & bureaus
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bureaucracy
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the headquarters of Defense Dept.in Washington, D.C.
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Pentagon
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a 5-sided building
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the Depts. of State, Treasury & War
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1st Executive Departments
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established by George Washington in 1st term
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a head or chair of an Executive Dept.
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Secretary
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total of 14 Secretaries of various departments
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Advises the President in all foreign relations protection American citizens at home & abroad
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Dept. of State
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Composed of Bureaus, Offices, Services, & Divisions
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Agencies
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Ex. Bureau of Economic & Business Affairs
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Collects taxes & Customs Duties, borrows & repays money for Federal Gov't, Prints & Coins money & manages National Banks
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Dept. of Treasury
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Ex. IRS, U.S. Secret Service
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developed in 1849 to manage 500M acres of public lands, manage conservation, development & use of natural & wildlife services, & American Indian Reservations
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Department of Interior
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Ex. National Parks Services
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formed in 1870 to give legal advice to the President & heads of Executive Depts. Represents U.S.A. in all court cases, enforces federal criminal laws, civil rights, antitrust & immigration laws & manages Fed. Prison System
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Department of Justice
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Ex. Federal Bureau of Investigation & Drug Enforcement Administration
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formed in 1889 to help farmers plan & use best farming methods, inspects & grades meats, poultry, & dairy products, runs National School Lunch Programs for students of low income families
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Department of Agriculture
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Ex. Food & Safety Inspection Service
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formed in 1913 to promote & encourage trade between the U.S.A. & other countries boosting economy, tkes Census on U.S. Population, protects inventors of new products & ideas by issuing Patents
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Department of Commerce
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Ex. National Weather Services, Bureau of Census, International Trade Admin.
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formed in 1913 to enforce Federal Labor laws for minimum wage & child labor, provides benefits to workers & unemployed, publishes information on wages, prices, living conditions & size of work force, set health safety standards
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Department of Labor
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Ex. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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formed in 1949 to combine the War & Navy Depts. by Act of Congress, controls nations armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.), advises President on all military & national security issues, supervises improvement of nation's rivers & harbors
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Department of Defense
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Ex. Army Corps of Engineers, Dept. of Army, Navy, or Air Force
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formed in 1965 to help U.S. cities in housing, financial support of building repair & construction, helps repair water & sewer systems & fights air pollution
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Department of Houseing & Urban Development (HUD)
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HUD programs are administered directly by Asst. Secretaries rather than by Agencies; Ex. Asst. Secretary for Housing
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formed in 1966 to enforce federal laws on air, sea, rail, & highway safety; operates & maintains Federal Highway & Rail Systems; provides financial support to state & local Gov't to build/maintain bus & rail systems
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Department of Transportation
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Ex. Federal Aeronautics Admin., U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Hwy. Admin.
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formed in 1977 to find, protect, & conserve our country's sources of energy ( water power, oil, & natural gas); regulates the use of Nuclear Power
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Department of Energy
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Ex. Asst. Secretary for Nuclear Energy , Asst. Secretary for Defense Programs
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formed in 1979 as part of Health, Education & Welfare; provides financial help for all levels of education, provides assistance to local/state gov't to aid elementary, high school & college, provides aid to handicapped, disadvantaged & gifted students, publishes information & statistics about school performance
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Department of Education
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Ex. Asst. Secretary for Elementary, Secondary Education & Rehabilitative Services
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formed in 1979 from H.E.W. to manage health & welfare programs for all Americans, provides benefits to retired workers, aid to handicapped people & medical research
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Dept. of Health & Human Services
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Ex. Social Security Admin., Public Health Service
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formed in 1988 to operate programs to benefit veterans & their families, provide financial help for education, medical care, & home loan purchases
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Dept. of Veterans Affairs
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Ex. Veterans Benefits Admin., National Cemetery System
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70+ agencies formed to handle matters that fall outside the three branches of government whose decisions must be lawful
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Independent Agencies & Commissions
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President appoints & Senate approves appointments & the agency budget
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formed in 1970 to protect the country's environment (land, air, water ) from pollution
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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forces industry to follow laws passed in Congress to keep air, land & water free of pollution
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formed in 1958 to develop the U.S. space program & research in industry & medicine
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
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operates the Space Shuttle Program & contribute to Space Station for international space research
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formed in 1971 to run the nation's mail system & enforce laws concerning mail delivery; operates as a private business but backed financially by Congress
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United States Postal Service
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Postmaster General is the head of the USPS
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formed in 1971 as an "umbrella agency" to organize and supervise many government volunteer programs like the Peace Corps and VISTA
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Peace Corps was initiated by John F. Kennedy in 1961 to provide skilled professionals to help in 3rd World Countries; Volunteers in Service to America help needy people in the U.S.A.
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formed in 1887 as the 1st agency to regulate railroads but now regulates all commerce carried by trains, buses, trucks or boats between states
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
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issues licenses for companies to operate & approves rates charged for services; sets safety rules imposed on companies
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formed in 1914 to prevent unfair trading practices in business, enforce laws against price fixing, false labeling, & untrue claims in advertising;
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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Checks products for safety before being put on market for sale
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formed in 1934 to regulate use of all radio & television stations around the country, decide which stations can be licensed to broadcast, decides who can use the communications satellites traveling around earth
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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regulates all telephone & telegraph rates charged between states
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formed in 1972 to protect consumers from unsafe products that can cause illness, injury, or death
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Regulates all standards on appliances, baby clothes, sports equipment & toys
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formed in 1975 to license & regulate all civilian nuclear power plants & civilian use of nuclear materials; does research on newer & safer ways of using nuclear energy
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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regulates the Keowee Nuclear Power plant in Seneca, S.C.
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the organization & power structure of all Federal Depts., Bureaus, Offices, Services, & Divisions which serve U.S. citizens
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Federal Bureaucracy
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Presidential staff - 14 Executive Depts. - Independent Agencies
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As a Developed Nation the U.S.A. has given help to other developing countries for 50 yrs. in forms of money, food, bank loans, military goods, etc.
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Foreign Aid
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Agency for International Development (AID) formed to regulate foreign aid & deal with leaders of other countries through Dept. of Agriculture or Defense
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