1. The Cabinet Posts State treaties executive agreements ambassadors/embassies

2. Treasury coining/printing money collecting taxes (IRS)

3. Defense Army/Navy/Air Force/Marines

4. Justice enforces Federal laws FBI Federal prisons Attorney General

5. Interior Federal dams conservation programs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) National Parks

6. Agriculture USDA (inspects food) food stamps helps farmers

7. Commerce Census foreign and domestic trade weights and measures Patents/trademarks/copyrights

8. Labor worker safety (OSHA) child labor laws unemployment compensation minimum wage workers’ compensation

9. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) new housing home loans

10. Transportation regulates land, air and sea travel

11. Energy alternative energy regulates oil, gas, natural gas, etc.

12. Health and Human Services (HHS) Social Security Medicare/Medicaid welfare public health Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

13. Education loans/scholarships/grants No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

14. Veteran’s Affairs education VA homes and hospitals

15. Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Secret Service TSA (Transportation Security Administration) U.S. Customs Service ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)