1. Department of Agriculture -(1862) Helps farmers and consumers of agricultural products -Food Safety and Inspection Service Runs food stamp and school lunch program -Food and Nutrition Service -Agricultural Research -Farmer’s Home Administration -Soil Conservation -Forest Service Animal Control -plant diseases

2. Department of Commerce -(1903) Promotes the economy and business interests of the nation -Census Bureau: conducts Census every 10 years -Patent and Trademark Office -Bureau of Standards: official weights and measure determined that the US uses -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service

3. Department of Labor -(1913) protects the interests of laborers and employers in the nation -Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) -Unemployment Insurance -Provides statistics on changing price levels of employment -Bureau of Labor Statistics - Minimum Wage, Job discrimination

4. 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

5. Department of Health and Human Services -(1953) works for the well being of the public -Medicare and Medicaid medical care for the elderly and the poor -Public Health Service Center for Disease Control -Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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 -Federal Aviation Administration

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 -Promotes conservation and new energy technology research

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 gives medical, educational and financial help -Veteran’s Hospitals

11. 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

12. ***Department of Homeland Security**** -(2003) purpose is to protect the security of America from threats (created as a result of Sept. 11 th ) -Secret Service: agency that protects the President, V. Pres. And family -Coast Guard: patrol our waters -Immigration (INS) Immigration and Naturalization service -Customs: what is brought into out country -Transportation Security Administration -FEMA: Federal Emergency Management agency responds domestic disasters like Hurricane Katrina, flooding etc.