Big Government Flashcards
Check prisons to make sure there are no abuses. This department is also responsible for enforcing the laws of the land. This department contains many lawyers who represent the U.S. in the courts.
Justice
If you need a report on which colleges are rated among the top in the country, which department would you contact? This department is also responsible for helping people attain student loans.
Education
You believe gasoline prices are too high and would like to know the progress with research on alternative fuels. This department inspects and maintains all nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Energy
You believe the environment in your workplace is unsafe. What department would you report this problem to? This department requires all workplaces to have a poster placed in a lunchroom or prominent place. This poster explains what rights workers have and contains information on current minimum wage rates.
Labor
If you need a loan for your small business what department would you contact? This department promotes American business around the world and tries to negotiate trade agreements with other countries that are beneficial to American businesses.
Commerce
If you were poor and needed a place to live, which department would you contact? This department issues low-interest loans to poor people so they can find an adequate place to live.
Housing and Urban Development
If you got bad meat, poultry, and/or eggs at the supermarket, what department would you contact? This department also has programs which helps addicts (drug and alcohol) achieve treatment for their substance problem. Many of the commercials made to deter people from using drugs and alcohol are produced by this department. This department also runs the Obamacare exchange.
Health and Human Services
This department checks meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and crops prior to these products being shipped to the supermarkets and wholesalers. This department also ensures poor people receive food stamps. Lastly, this department also helps farmers use their land efficiently and assists farmers who are having problems with their crops.
Agriculture
If you had a complaint about an airline company which department would handle this? This department also conducts crash tests on automobiles sold in the U.S. and gives these cars/trucks a star rating (up to five stars).
Transportation
This department recruits people into the armed services and trains them. This department also creates and develops weapons to be used in combat.
Defense
This department negotiates treaties with other nations and also tries to promote good relations with other countries in the world. Ambassadors representing the U.S. in other countries belong to this department. If you wanted to know if a country was safe to travel to which department would provide you with this information?
State
This department is consistently redesigning U.S. currency to protect it from counterfeiting. This department is also responsible for monitoring the financial state of the U.S. and is responsible for collecting federal taxes.
Treasury
This department is responsible for protecting and preserving the U.S. National parks. If you were a Native American living on a reservation and had a problem which department would you go to for help?
Interior
If you served in the Iraq and Afghan wars and were suffering from post traumatic stress disorder which department would you go to for help? This department is also responsible for providing prescriptions and medical support for former soldiers.
Veterans Affairs
If you thought your next-door neighbor was making fake IDs for possible terrorists entering the country illegally which department would you contact to report this? This department is responsible for checking luggage and people who fly on planes.
Homeland Security
Who is in the office of the presidency?
- The Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- The Cabinet
