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Executive Departments and the Cabinet

Executive Departments and the Cabinet. Executive Departments. 15 current Executive Departments Each has a specific area Congress can create, reorganize, and eliminate Pres. power over decisions and directions. The Cabinet. G. Washington 3 depts.- State,Treasury,War

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Executive Departments and the Cabinet

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  1. Executive Departments and the Cabinet

  2. Executive Departments • 15 current Executive Departments • Each has a specific area • Congress can create, reorganize, and eliminate • Pres. power over decisions and directions

  3. The Cabinet • G. Washington • 3 depts.- State,Treasury,War • G. W. Bush has 15 Exec. Depts. • Members appointed • Senate approves by majority vote • Heads are known as secretaries • Dept of State—Secretary of State • Except Dept of Justice—Attorney General

  4. Department of State • Relations with other countries • Ambassadors represent the nation in foreign countries at Embassy • Consul/consulate—in large foreign cities • Great Seal—put on all laws and treaties • Passports and Visas

  5. Department of the Treasury • Manages nation’s $ • Collects taxes • Pays out money owed • Borrows money to Government • Coining and printing money Divisions • IRS • Customs • Secret Service

  6. Department of Defense • 1947—combos of War and Navy Depts • Secretary is always a civilian

  7. Divisions • Dept of Army • Dept of Navy • Dept of Air Force • Highest Ranking military officers • Joints Chiefs of Staff • Advising the president • Officer-training schools • US military Academy at West Point, NY • US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD • US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO • US Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT • Candidates are nominated by district representatives or state senators • Free 4-year college education • Officer in 1 of the military services

  8. Department of the Justice • Attorney General enforces the federal laws • Defends the US in court • Divisions • FBI • INS • Bureau of Prisons

  9. Department of the Interior • Manages natural resources • Wise use of land, water, fish, wildlife • Manages National Parks • Divisions • Bureau of Indian Affairs • Bureau of Reclamations • National Park Service

  10. Department of Agriculture • Helps farmers with crops • Divisions • Agricultural Research Service • Soil Conservation Service • Farmers Home Administration • US Forest Service

  11. Department of Commerce • Encourages US trade and business • Divisions • Bureau of economic Analysis • Minority Business development Agency • Patent and Trademark offices • International Trade Administration • Bureau of the Census

  12. Department of Labor • Gathers information of working conditions in business and industry • Divisions • Employment Standards Administration • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Women’s Bureau

  13. Department of Health and Human Services • Gathers info, research, and runs programs to promote health • Created from Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare • Social Security Administration

  14. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Seeks to improve housing conditions • Provide public housing and improve neighborhoods

  15. Department of Transportation • Helps coordinate and develop the nation’s ground, water, and air transportation • Promotes public safety and deals with mass transportation issues • Divisions • Coast Guard

  16. Department of Energy • Plans and manages the nation’s energy policy • Goals is to lessen the amount of energy that is wasted in the nation • Enforcing energy laws • Development and the use of nuclear and hydroelectric power

  17. Department of Veterans Affairs • Department of Veterans Affairs • Responsible for administering government benefits to US veterans and their families

  18. Department of Education • Provides advice to the nation’s schools • Distributes federal $ and administers federal programs

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