Executive Departments & Independent Agencies

The title of most of the leaders of the Executive Departments is:

• Administrator

• Director

• Commissioner

• Secretary

The only Executive Department that is NOT led by a Secretary is the _________ Department. It is led by the US ________.

• Homeland Security / District Attorney

• Justice / Attorney General

• Defense / Commanding General

• Health and Human Services / Surgeon General

The US Department of Defense is different from that most other nations because the top three levels are held by:

• civil servants

• generals or admirals

• members of Congress

• civilians

The US Treasury Department is in charge of producing and securing our nation's ________. The Treasury Department also has the _______, which collects federal income taxes.

• currency / IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

• currency / OPM (Office of Personnel Management)

• economy / Bureau of Reclamation

• banks / Bureau of Reclamation

The newest Executive Department is the Department of ______ and it provides security for our nation.

• Defense

• Transportation

• Homeland Security

• The Air Force

The largest Executive Department is the _________ Department and it protects our nation by fighting our wars and deterring others from going to war with us.

• Defense

• Transportation

• Homeland Security

• The Air Force

The _________ Department has the responsibility to regulate and ensure our nation has safe and reliable airways, highways, railroads, seaways.

• Defense

• Transportation

• Homeland Security

• Interior

The _________ Department has the responsibility to maintain, protect, and conserve our nation's national lands includes agencies such as the National Park Service and the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

• Defense

• Transportation

• Homeland Security

• Interior

The COVID-19 pandemic has been heavily combatted by the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They are part of the _______ and ________ Departments.

• Homeland Security / Defense

• Health & Human Services / Interior

• Labor / Health & Human Services

• Health & Human Services / Homeland Security

The Executive Department that tries to protect and support American workers in their working conditions and salary and includes OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) is the Department of ________.

• Commerce

• Labor

• Health & Human Services

• Education