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Unit 3We the People

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHThe President

The Administration

Executive Office of the President

White House Office

National Security Council

Office of Management and Budget

Office of the VP

Executive Departments

HEAD OF EACH DEPARTMENT IS THE SECRETARY – except 1 (Justice)

AGENCIES RUN BY DIRECTOR WHO ANSWERS TO THE SECRETARY

15 Executive Departments

State Department (1789)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

3 Original Executive Departments

Hires experts on foreign policy

Issues passports and visas

AGENCIES

Sets up embassies run by ambassadors

Treasury Department (1789)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

3 Original Executive Departments

Prints nations money

AGENCIES

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

ATF ( Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco and Firearms)

Defense Department (1789)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Dept. of War and Dept. of Navy combined

Joint Chiefs of Staff are most important advisors

3 Original Executive Departments

Largest department

AGENCIES

Defense Intelligence

Defense Commissary

Defense Logistics

Defense Security

Justice Department (1870)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Enforces federal law

Headed by attorney general

AGENCIES

FBI – Fed. Bureau of Investigation

DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)

Interior Department (1849)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Manages and preserves the nation’s public lands and natural resources

Manages and conserves natural resources

AGENCIES

US Fish and Wildlife

National Park Service

Soil Conservation Service

Agriculture Department (1889)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Helps farmers produce better crops and helps maintain meat and poultry quality

AGENCIES

Food Safety and Inspection Service

USDA

Commerce Department (1903)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Supervises international trade, promotes business, and collect economic information

Supervised tourism, trade

AGENCIES

Census Bureau

Patent and Trademark Agency

Labor Department (1913)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Enforces laws to protect workers

AGENCIES

OSHA

(Occupational Safety and Health Admin.

Health and Human ServiceDepartment (1953)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Provides financial support for needy people and works to fight illness

AGENCIES

Food and Drug Admin (FDA)

CDC (Center for Disease Control)

Housing and Urban development(HUD) Department (1965)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Works with cities to rebuild slums and improve neighborhoods

Deals with special needs and problems of cities

AGENCIES

Transportation Department (1967)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Manages the country’s highways, railroads, airlines, and sea traffic

AGENCIES

FAA (Federal Aviation Admin.) regulates airlines

Veterans Affairs (1988)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Directs services for military veterans

AGENCIES

VA Hospitals

Education Department (1979)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Funds bilingual education, health and drug education , and vocational training

AGENCIES

“No child Left behind”

Head Start

Energy Department (1977)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Regulates development and use of oil and gas reserves and nuclear power

AGENCIES

Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy

Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Office of Environmental Management

Office of Nuclear Energy

Office of Science

Homeland Security (2002)

FUNCTIONS/JOBS

Oversees national strategy to safeguard our country form terrorism

Established after 9/11 attacks

AGENCIES

US Customs

Secret Service

Coast Guard

Citizenship and Immigration Service (old INS)

FEMA

Independent Agencies

CIA -Central Intelligence Agency

EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Reserve System

FDIC

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

Social Security Admin.

FTC – Fed. Trade Commission