Agencies Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
- creates foreign policy
- sets up embassies in foreign countries
- protects and assists Americans traveling abroad
- issues passports and visas
A
Dept of State
2
Q
secretary of state
A
John Kerry
3
Q
secretary of treasury
A
Jack Lew
4
Q
- collecting, borrowing, and spending money
- IRS collects income tax
- US customs collects income tax
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Secret Service hunts countefeiters
- 1789
A
Dept of Treasury
5
Q
- oversees army, navy, and the air force
- largest dept in executive branch
- carries out most of President’s duties as commander in chief
- joint chiefs of staff-highest ranking office from each branch
- 1949
A
Dept of Defense
6
Q
secretary of defense
A
Ashton Carter
7
Q
- attorney general was fourth member of G. Wash’s cabinet
- responsible for investigating crime
- FBI conducts investigations
- 1870
- Bureau of Prisons
- DEA
- US Marshal Service
A
Dept of Justice
8
Q
attorney general of justice
A
Loretta Lynch
9
Q
- responsible for conservation and protection of nation’s land and resources
- includes Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Park Service
- Bureau of Indians (562 tribes)
- Bureau of Land Management
- 1849
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Dept of Interior
10
Q
secretary of interior
A
Sally Jewell
11
Q
- helps farmers and consumers of farm products
- USDA’s soil and conservation service
- Food and Nutrition service distributes food stamps to millions of families
- US Forest Service
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Farmer’s Home Administration
- WIC
- 1889
A
Dept of Agriculture
12
Q
secretary of agriculture
A
Thomas Vilsach
13
Q
- established to encourage growth of American business
- supervises international trade
- oversees NOAA
- promotes tourism and business
- Bureau of Census
- 1903
A
Dept of Commerce
14
Q
secretary of commerce
A
Penny Pritzker
15
Q
- OSHA sets health and safety standards
- BLS collects info about the job marketing
- provides job training for new workers
- unemployment insurance for workers
- 1913
A
Dept of Labor
16
Q
secretary of labor
A
Thomas Perez
17
Q
- CDC
- FDA
- NIH
- Social Security
- Family Support Administration
- Medicare: elderly
- Medicaid:aid the poor
- 1953
A
Dept of Health and Human Services
18
Q
secretary of health and human services
A
Silvia Matthews Burwell
19
Q
- oversees America’s defenses against terrorism
- FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- ICE: Immigration Customs Enforcement
- USCIS: US Citizenship and Immigration Service
- 2002
A
Dept of Homeland Security
20
Q
secretary of homeland security
A
Jeh Johnson
21
Q
- supervises loans to farmers by federal banks; FCA
- executive agency
A
Farmer Credit Administration
22
Q
- gathers political and military info on foreign nations; CIA
- executive
A
Central Intelligence Agency
23
Q
- maintains federal office buildings and property; GSA
- executive
A
General Service Administration
24
Q
- promotes scientific research; NSF
- executive
A
National Science Foundation
25
- protects the interests of small business; SBA
| - executive
Small Business Administration
26
- gathers and evaluates info on discrimination
| - executive
Commission on Civil Rights
27
- develops and administers the space program; NASA
| - executive
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
28
- protects and enhances the environment; EPA
| - executive
Environmental Protection Agency
29
- administers programs and voluntary service including the peace corps
- executive
ACTION
30
- prevents monopolies and unfair business practices; FTC
| - regulatory commissions
Federal Trade Commisson
31
- regulates the stock market; SEC
| - regulatory commissions
Securities and Exchange Commission
32
- regulates radio and television; FCC
| - regulatory commissions
Federal Communications Commission
33
- protects the rights of employees; NLRB
| - regulatory commissions
National Labor Relations Board
34
- works to eliminate job discrimination; EEOC
| - regulatory commissions
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
35
- develops standards of safety for consumer goods; CPSC
| - regulatory commissions
Consumer Product Safety Commission
36
TVA; government corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
37
AMTRAK; government corporation
trains
38
- Establishes general monetary policies; FED
| - regulatory commissions
Federal Reserve System
