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The Cabinet
The different departments, their major duties, and important agencies
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History
12th Grade
04/18/2013

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Term

to promote the long-range security and the well-being of the US

(Department)

Definition
The Department of State
Term

Staffs and maintains American embassies 

(name of agency and department it belongs to)

Definition
United States Foreign Service - Department of the State
Term

Collection of tax revenue; borrowing and maaging public debt; crimal law enforcement

(Department)

Definition
Department of the Treasury
Term

enforces tax laws; collects federal taxes

(agency and department)

Definition
Internal Revenue Service - The Department of the Treasury
Term

prints and coins money

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - The Department of the Treasury
Term

provides military forces to deter war and protect the nation's security

(department)

Definition
Department of Defense
Term

heads of the branches of the military; principal military advisors to the President

(agency and department)

Definition
Joint Chiefs of Staff - Department of Defense
Term

head of Department of Justice

(title)

Definition
Attorney General
Term

legal advice to the President and executive departments; represents the US in court; enforces federal laws

(department)

Definition
Department of Justice
Term

attorney who represents the US in the Supreme Court

(agency and department)

Definition
Solicitor General - Department of Justice
Term

officers who execute federal orders and laws

(agency and department)

Definition
United States Marshals Service - Department of Justice
Term

investigative arm of this department

(agency and department)

Definition
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Department of Justice
Term

enforces laws governing firearms, explosives, alcohol, and tobacco

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms - Department of Justice
Term

enforces laws relating to controlled substances

(agency and department)

Definition
Drug Enforcement Administration - Department of Justice
Term

operates federal prison system

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Prisons - Department of Justice
Term

conservation; managing public lands

(department)

Definition
Department of the Interior
Term

National Park System, including parks and monuments

(agency and department)

Definition
National Park Service - Department of the Interior
Term

assists the Native American population

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Department of the Interior
Term

regulates and assists farm production

(department)

Definition
Department of Agriculture
Term

low-interest loans to farmers

(agency and department)

Definition
Farmers Service Agency - Department of Agriculture
Term

manages the National Forest System

(agency and department)

Definition
Forest Service - Department of Agriculture
Term

promotes business and economic growth

(department)

Definition
Department of Commerce
Term

counts the population every ten years

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Census - Department of Commerce
Term

issues patents to inventors

(agency and department)

Definition
Patent and Trademark Office - Department of Commerce
Term

forecasts and reports weather conditions

(agencies and department)

Definition
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service - Department of Commerce
Term

improve conditions for workers

(department)

Definition
Department of Labor
Term

minimum wage; maximum hours; workers' compensation

(agency and department)

Definition
Employment Standards Administration - Department of Labor
Term

administer welfare; public assistance; and public health programs

(department)

Definition
Department of Health and Human Services
Term

Centers for Disease Control; research and treatment of illness

(agency and department)

Definition
Public Health Service - Department of Health and Human Services
Term

administers old-age, survivor and disability benefits

(agency and department)

Definition
Social Security Administration - Department of Health and Human Services
Term

concerned with housing needs and urban communities

(department)

Definition
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Term

administers programs to promote and regulate highways, mass transit, railroads, waterways, air travel, and oil and gas pipelines

(department)

Definition
Department of Transportation
Term

enforces laws on water

(agency and department)

Definition
Maritime Administration - Department of Transportation
Term

enforces laws regulating air traffic

(agency and department)

Definition
Federal Aviation Administration - Department of Transportation
Term

administers grants and maintain federal highways

(agency and department)

Definition
Federal Highway Administration - Department of Transportation
Term

promotes productions of renewable energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear energy; transmits and sell hydroelectric power 

(department)

Definition
Department of Energy
Term

encourages production of affordable power and the sale and distribution of it

(agency and department)

Definition
Regional Power Administration - Department of Energy
Term

administers federal aid to schools; conducts educational research

(department)

Definition
Department of Education
Term

administers benefits, pensions, and medical programs for veterans of the armed forces

(department)

Definition
Department of Veterans Affairs
Term

maintains the cemeteries for veterans around the country

(agency and department)

Definition
National Cemetery System - Department of Veterans Affairs
Term

emergency preparedness and response; border and transportation security; internal defense

(department)

Definition
Department of Homeland Security
Term

Protects the President and Vice-President as well as other officials

(agency and department)

Definition
United States Secret Service - Department of Homeland Security
Term

enforces laws of the water

(agency and department)

Definition
US Coast Guard - Department of Homeland Security
Term

enforce immigration laws and fight smuggling

(agency and department)

Definition
Bureau of Imigration and Customs Enforcement - Department of Homeland Security
Term
What is the oldest national park?
Definition
Yellow Stone
Term
"Untouchables" - cannot be bribed
Definition
Eliot Ness - Department of Treasury
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