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15 Cards in this Set
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Department of Agriculture |
supervises agricultural production to make sure prices are fair for producers and consumers, helps farmers financially with subsidies and development programs, and helps food producers sell their goods overseas. |
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Department of Commerce |
promotes international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement. It also works to keep the United States competitive in international markets and to prevent unfair foreign trade practices. |
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Department of Defense
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oversees everything related to the nation's military security. |
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Department of Education |
took over many of the education programs previously managed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and six other agencies. The department administers more than 150 federal education programs, including student loans, migrant worker training, vocational education, and special programs for the handicapped. |
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Department of Energy |
to address the country's energy problems of the 1970s. DOE is responsible for the research and development of energy technology, energy conservation, the civilian and military use of nuclear energy, regulation of energy production and use, and the pricing and allocation of oil. |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
is perhaps the most far-reaching of the executive departments. It administers Social Security, funds Medicare, and Medicaid
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Department of Homeland Security |
works to protect the country against terrorism. The department was created in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States. |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development |
promotes community development, administers fair-housing laws, and provides affordable housing and rent subsidies. |
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Department of the Interior |
protects the natural environment and develops the country's natural resources.
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Department of Justice |
The Attorney General, the chief law officer and legal counsel of the federal government, runs the Department of Justice. The department supervises U.S. district attorneys and marshals, supervises federal prisons and other penal institutions, and advises the President on petitions for paroles and pardons.
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Department of Labor |
protects the rights of workers, helps improve working conditions, and promotes good relations between labor and management. |
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Department of State |
advises the President on foreign-policy issues, works to carry out the country's foreign policy, maintains relations between foreign countries and the United States, negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign nations, speaks for the United States in the United Nations |
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Department of Transportation |
sets the nation's transportation policy. nine administrations within the department whose jurisdictions include highway planning, development and construction; aviation; urban mass transit; railroads; and the safety of waterways, ports, highways, and oil and gas pipelines. |
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Department of the Treasury |
reports to Congress and the President on the financial state of the government and the economy, regulates the interstate and foreign sale of alcohol and firearms; supervises the printing of stamps for the U.S. Postal Service; operates the Secret Service, |
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Department of Veterans Affairs |
provides benefits and services to veterans and their dependents. replaced the Veterans Administration. |
