US Govt Departments Flashcards
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The federal executive department responsible for developing y executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, y food - Oversees the Food and Nutrition Service, which runs the SNAP (food stamp) program, y National School Lunch program; the Farm Service Agency; y the US Forest Service
US Department of Commerce
Cabinet dept of the US gov concerned with promoting economic growth y job creation - Gathers economic y demographic data for business y govt decision-making, y helps to set industrial standards - Oversees the Bureau of the Census, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NWS, Patent Office, y NIST - Formed in 1903
US Department of the Interior
Federal executive dept of the U.S. gov responsible for management y conservation of most federal land y natural resources - Oversees the Office of Emergency Management, BLM, Natl Park Svc, Fish y Wildlife Svc, USGS, y Bureau of Indian Affairs, among others - Often humorously called “The Department of Everything Else” - Formed in 1849
US Department of State
US executive dept that advises the President y represents the country in intl. affairs y foreign policy issues - Implements foreign policy, operates embassies, negotiates treaties, represents at the UN - HQ in the Harry S Truman Bldg, a few blocks away from the White House, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of DC
US Department of the Treasury
US executive dept that manages gov revenue, prints currency, collects taxes, y supervises banks - Oversees IRS y US Mint - The Secretary of the Treasury is advised by theTreasurer of the US
