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Cabinet Departments of the Executive Branch
This is a Big Branch!!!
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The Bureacracy
• The Office of the President (OMB, NSA, Office of Economic Advisors, etc...)
• The Federal Departments (The Cabinet)
• Independent Agencies (CIA, GSA, Federal Reserve, etc…)
• Over 3 million civil service employees who are all under strict regulation (Hatch Act)
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Interesting Facts• Executive Branch employees over 4 million
people (approx. 1.5 million in military)
• Executive branch carries out / enforces laws of the legislative branch
• Busy Agency – Ordinary people doing work: – FBI agent conducts investigation– Soldier participates in training– Worker monitors a nuclear power plant
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State
• Carries out Foreign Policy
• Supervises ambassadors and other US diplomats
• Represents the US at the United Nations
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Treasury
• Collects taxes through the IRS
• Prints money, postage stamps, and make coins
• Protects the President through the Secret Service
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Defense
• Maintain armed forces
• Does research on weapons
• Builds and maintains bases
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Interior
• Manages national parks and public lands
• Protects fish, wildlife, and other natural resources
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Justice
• Investigates and prosecutes violations of federal law
• Operates federal prisons
• Runs the FBI
• Represents the government in lawsuits
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Agriculture
• Provides assistance to farmers
• Inspects food processing plants
• Runs the food stamp and school lunch programs
• Works to control animal and plant diseases
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Commerce
• Provides assistance to American business
• Conducts the census
• Issues patents and trademarks
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Labor
• Enforces labor laws (minimum wage, discrimination)
• Helps with job training and unemployment programs
• Provides economic statistics
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Health and Human Services
• Directs Medicare Program / Obamacare
• Runs the FDA
• Runs the Public Health System
• Runs welfare
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Housing and Urban Development
• Help provide affordable housing
• Assists community development
• Gentrification
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Transportation
• Helps state and local governments maintain highways
• Enforces highway safety standards
• Operates the Coast Guard
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Energy
• Conducts research on sources of energy
• Promotes conservation and deals with shortages
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Education
• Provides “assistance” to education programs
• Conducts research and provide statistics on education
• Promotes equal access to education
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Veteran’s Affairs
• Provides assistance to individuals that served the military
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Homeland Security
• Created in response to 9/11
• Designed to prevent terrorist attacks
• Minimize damage from attacks and natural disasters