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The Cabinet
State, Treasury, & Justice
Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, & Labor
Departments created since 1945.
Misc
100
How many departments make up the cabinet?
15
100
The State Department helps to create__________________
foreign policy
100
This department deals with conservation of ___________________________________.
Interior
100
Which department controls the armed forces?
Defense
100
When was the Department of Homeland Security created?
November 2002.
200
Who appoints cabinet members?
The President
200
This person works for the State Department in a foreign country.
ambassador
200
Laws concerning minimun wage, minorities, and discrimination are important to which department?
Labor
200
What does HUD stand for?
Housing and Urban Development
200
What department is the FBI a part of?
Justice
300
Who approves the appointments to the cabinet?
Congress
300
The IRS, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, and the Secret Service are all units of what Department?
Treasury
300
The Department of Commerce deals with ______________and ________________in the United States and in foreign countries.
Business and Trade
300
The Energy Department looks for new energy sources including____________________, ____________, and __________________________.
water, oil, and natural gas
300
What are the two agencies in the Department of Labor?
OSHA and the Employment & Training Administration
400
Each executive department is made of smaller units called: _________________, __________________, _________________, or _________________.
bureaus, offices, services, or divisions
400
What does the Justice Department enforce?
federal laws
400
The U.S. Weather Service is part of what department?
Commerce
400
Who does the Departments of Veterans Affairs give service to?
ex-military and their families
400
Name the three military academies.
Naval, Air Force, Army
500
What are the heads of the departments called?
secretaries
500
What is the head of the Justice Department called?
attorney general
500
Who does the Department of Agriculture help?
farmers
500
What department protects Americans from terrorists?
The Department of Homeland Security.
500
What department provides money for the country's schools?
Department of Education