Quiz
Question 1 (15 points)
Match the different departments under the Presidents Cabinets with the examples of their duties. Each department has one matching example.
See the PowerPoint in 3.10 for assistance.
Question 1 options:
Staffs Embassies.
Ensures equal housing opportunities.
Researches and develops energy technology.
Supervises the agencies that serve as the nation's police and prison system.
Protects the public lands and natural resources throughout the United States.
Manufactures coins and currency.
Safeguards the nation's food supply.
Manages federal Medicare and Medicaid.
Oversees the U.S. Armed Forces through the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Regulates America's transportation needs, policies, and planning.
Oversees medical care and other services for veterans and families after their service.
Oversees minimum wages and protects pensions.
Charged with protecting the security of America's borders, shores, land, and the safety of its people.
Carries out the Census.
Its mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
1.
Department of State
2.
Department of Treasury
3.
Department of Homeland Security
4.
Department of Justice
5.
Department of Defense
6.
Department of Interior
7.
Department of Agriculture
8.
Department of Commerce
9.
Department of Labor
10.
Department of Health & Human Services
11.
Department of Housing & Urban Development
12.
Department of Transportation
13.
Department of Energy
14.
Department of Education
15.
Department of Veteran Affairs
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- Department of State - Staffs Embassies.
- Department of Treasury - Manufactures coins and currency.
- Department of Homeland Security - Charged with protecting the security of America's borders, shores, land, and the safety of its people.
- Department of Justice - Supervises the agencies that serve as the nation's police and prison system.
- Department of Defense - Oversees the U.S. Armed Forces through the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Department of Interior - Protects the public lands and natural resources throughout the United States.
- Department of Agriculture - Safeguards the nation's food supply.
- Department of Commerce - Regulates America's transportation needs, policies, and planning.
- Department of Labor - Oversees minimum wages and protects pensions.
- Department of Health & Human Services - Manages federal Medicare and Medicaid.
- Department of Housing & Urban Development - Ensures equal housing opportunities.
- Department of Transportation - Regulates America's transportation needs, policies, and planning.
- Department of Energy - Researches and develops energy technology.
- Department of Education - Its mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
- Department of Veteran Affairs - Oversees medical care and other services for veterans and families after their service.
- Department of Commerce - Carries out the Census.