1. Department of Agriculture -(1862) Helps farmers and consumers of agricultural products -Food Safety and Inspection Service -Food and Nutrition Service -Agricultural Research -Farmer’s Home Administration -Soil Conservation -Forest Service

2. Department of Commerce -(1903) Promotes the economy and business interests of the nation -Census Bureau -Patent and Trademark Office -Bureau of Standards -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Commerce: business and trade

3. Department of Labor -(1913) protects the interests of laborers and employers in the nation -Occupational Health and Safety Administration -Unemployment Insurance -Bureau of Labor Statistics

4. Department of Labor -(1913) protects the interests of laborers and employers in the nation -Occupational Health and Safety Administration: OSHA -Unemployment Insurance -Bureau of Labor Statistics

5. Department of Health and Human Services -(1953) works for the well being of the public -Medicar e and Medicaid medical care for the elderly Medicaid: health insurance for ppl who can’t afford most insurance. -Public Health Service Center for Disease Control (CDC): Atlanta; make sure that diseases don’t spread to whole US -Food and Drug Administration: FDA: food, drugs, cosmetics

6. Department of Housing and Urban Development -(1965) Deals with the special problems faced in urban areas -Mostly distributes federal funds to urban areas in order to: -Rebuilding slums -improve neighborhoods -build low income housing

7. Department of Transportation -(1966) Manages and oversees the nations transportation -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -National Transportation Safety Board NTSB: makes sure our transportation is safe: buses, subway, trains, cabs -Federal Aviation Administration: FAA: PLANES

8. Department of Energy -(1977) manages the nation’s energy resources and tries to promote wise usage of energy -regulate energy related industries -oversees nuclear power industry

9. Department of Education -(1979) offers advise and assistance to states -gives grants and funds projects designed to improve education -No Child Left Behind Act -federal regulations concerning the measurement of school performance

10. Department of Veteran’s Affairs -(1988) manages the system of benefits for the veterans of our armed forces -ppl who have fought in war and are back -Veteran’s Hospitals

11. Department of Homeland Security -(2003) purpose is to protect the security of America from threats (b/c of 9/11) -Secret Service: protects VIPs -Coast Guard -Immigration -Customs -Transportation Security Administration -FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency: helps protect places where state and local gov’t can’t help.: natural disasters Hurricanes or Bin Laden

12. Department of Homeland Security -(2003) purpose is to protect the security of America from threats -Secret Service -Coast Guard -Immigration -Customs -Transportation Security Administration -FEMA:Federal Emergency Management Agency: protects from threats (natural or terrorists)