ap gov bureaucratic agencies quiz

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state department

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directs foreign affairs/relations, issues passports, issues visas to non-citizens,

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treasury department

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advises economic/tax policy, manages public debt, collects taxes, pays government bills/debt, runs mint AND secret service

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defense department

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develops National Security policies, oversees Air Force, Army, Navy, and Space Force, administers National Defense

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justice department

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enforces US Laws, represents US government in court, runs US federal prison system, ADMINISTERS immigration laws (qualifying amnesty), civil rights and anti-trust division, FBI, oversees enforcement of Patriot Act

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interior department

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Chief federal conservation agency, National park System/federal lands, preserves historic/scenic areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Nation's mineral resources

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Agriculture Department

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Improves/maintains farm income, develops foreign markets for farm products, runs Forest service, inspects meat and poultry, researches nutrition, develops foreign markets for US farm products

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Commerce Department

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manages US public works, charts oceans and seas, forecasts weather, takes census, collects stats. on nations output (GDP, GNP), controls imports and exports

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Labor Department

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promotes welfare of US workers, administers US labor laws, unemployment rate and consumer price stats (inflation), regulates unions, federal minimum wage

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Health and Human Services

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income support and medical care for elderly, disabled, poor, social security/Medicare/Medicaid, public health (CDC, FDA), runs Public Health services

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Housing and Urban Development

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programs for housing needs, fair housing opportunities, improvement of urban and rural communities, mortgage insurance, rent subsides (anti-discrimination programs), affordable housing