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Agencies Flashcards

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  • creates foreign policy
  • sets up embassies in foreign countries
  • protects and assists Americans traveling abroad
  • issues passports and visas
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Dept of State

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secretary of state

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John Kerry

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secretary of treasury

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Jack Lew

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  • collecting, borrowing, and spending money
  • IRS collects income tax
  • US customs collects income tax
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Secret Service hunts countefeiters
  • 1789
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Dept of Treasury

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  • oversees army, navy, and the air force
  • largest dept in executive branch
  • carries out most of President’s duties as commander in chief
  • joint chiefs of staff-highest ranking office from each branch
  • 1949
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Dept of Defense

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secretary of defense

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Ashton Carter

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  • attorney general was fourth member of G. Wash’s cabinet
  • responsible for investigating crime
  • FBI conducts investigations
  • 1870
  • Bureau of Prisons
  • DEA
  • US Marshal Service
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Dept of Justice

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8
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attorney general of justice

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Loretta Lynch

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  • responsible for conservation and protection of nation’s land and resources
  • includes Fish and Wildlife Service
  • National Park Service
  • Bureau of Indians (562 tribes)
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • 1849
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Dept of Interior

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secretary of interior

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Sally Jewell

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  • helps farmers and consumers of farm products
  • USDA’s soil and conservation service
  • Food and Nutrition service distributes food stamps to millions of families
  • US Forest Service
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Farmer’s Home Administration
  • WIC
  • 1889
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Dept of Agriculture

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secretary of agriculture

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Thomas Vilsach

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  • established to encourage growth of American business
  • supervises international trade
  • oversees NOAA
  • promotes tourism and business
  • Bureau of Census
  • 1903
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Dept of Commerce

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secretary of commerce

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Penny Pritzker

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  • OSHA sets health and safety standards
  • BLS collects info about the job marketing
  • provides job training for new workers
  • unemployment insurance for workers
  • 1913
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Dept of Labor

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secretary of labor

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Thomas Perez

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  • CDC
  • FDA
  • NIH
  • Social Security
  • Family Support Administration
  • Medicare: elderly
  • Medicaid:aid the poor
  • 1953
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Dept of Health and Human Services

18
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secretary of health and human services

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Silvia Matthews Burwell

19
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  • oversees America’s defenses against terrorism
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ICE: Immigration Customs Enforcement
  • USCIS: US Citizenship and Immigration Service
  • 2002
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Dept of Homeland Security

20
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secretary of homeland security

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Jeh Johnson

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  • supervises loans to farmers by federal banks; FCA

- executive agency

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Farmer Credit Administration

22
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  • gathers political and military info on foreign nations; CIA
  • executive
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Central Intelligence Agency

23
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  • maintains federal office buildings and property; GSA

- executive

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General Service Administration

24
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  • promotes scientific research; NSF

- executive

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National Science Foundation

25
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  • protects the interests of small business; SBA

- executive

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Small Business Administration

26
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  • gathers and evaluates info on discrimination

- executive

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Commission on Civil Rights

27
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  • develops and administers the space program; NASA

- executive

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

28
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  • protects and enhances the environment; EPA

- executive

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Environmental Protection Agency

29
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  • administers programs and voluntary service including the peace corps
  • executive
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ACTION

30
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  • prevents monopolies and unfair business practices; FTC

- regulatory commissions

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Federal Trade Commisson

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  • regulates the stock market; SEC

- regulatory commissions

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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  • regulates radio and television; FCC

- regulatory commissions

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Federal Communications Commission

33
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  • protects the rights of employees; NLRB

- regulatory commissions

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National Labor Relations Board

34
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  • works to eliminate job discrimination; EEOC

- regulatory commissions

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

35
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  • develops standards of safety for consumer goods; CPSC

- regulatory commissions

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Consumer Product Safety Commission

36
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TVA; government corporation

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Tennessee Valley Authority

37
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AMTRAK; government corporation

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trains

38
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  • Establishes general monetary policies; FED

- regulatory commissions

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Federal Reserve System

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