Departments - Period 1 by Amber Bowers https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1 Executive Branch en-us 2017-01-17 19:23:12 UTC 2023-09-29 23:27:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png Department Title amberm_bowers https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147659249 Responsibilities - What 

Facts - rhtyhtyhtyhtyyttyryjyruytyjyuyuyruryu]]> 2017-01-17 19:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147659249 Department of Housing and Urban Developement https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790050 responsible for national  polocies and programs that adress americas house needs ad improve and develope beter nations and bettere places to live.]]> 2017-01-18 13:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790050 Department of Interior (DOI) https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790231 Responsibilities: The Department of Interior's job is to protect wildlife, offer opportunities, conduct research in science, and conserve fish. 
Facts: 
1. They manage 500 million acres of surface land
2. They protect hundreds of dams and reservoirs.
3. There is over 70 thousand employees in the DOI.
4. There are more than 2,400 operating locations that the DOI has produced.]]> 2017-01-18 13:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790231 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790236   To prevent terrorist attacks and protect  the american people. Our critical infrastructure, and key resources: and respond to and recover from incidents that do occur.The third largest cabinet department, DHS was established because of September 11. They patrol the borders, protect travelers, transportation infrastructure, enforce immigration laws, and respond to disasters and emergencies.]]> 2017-01-18 13:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790236 Department of Health and Human services (H.H.S) https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790566 Responsibilities: We protect the health and basic human services for american citizens.We conduct social science research and prevent disease outbreaks, assure food safety.
Facts: 
1: Has a small budget of 700 billion dollars. 
2: Has about 65,000 workers.
3: Opened on May 4, 1980 After the department of Education Organization act of 1979 removed the education component from this department.
4: The HHS is the Cabinet-level department of the federal executive branch.]]> 2017-01-18 13:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790566 department of justice https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790627 responsibilities: To enforce laws and to make sure people get fair trials and they defend America in many ways. 

facts: 
-It has 40 component organization. 

-They are the largest office in the world and they have about $25 billion 

-It was established in 1870 

-the head is the Attorney General


]]> 2017-01-18 13:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790627 Department of education!! We are the smallest department. We provided over 67.6 billion dollars to help in 1997. https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790896 Your life here would be very different without us]]> 2017-01-18 13:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147790896 Department of Commerce https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791015 They improve living standards for all people by helping the economic development and technological innovation.

Facts
1) They support all businesses and industries. 

]]> 2017-01-18 13:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791015 Department of Energy https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791502 Responsibility: We advance the national, economic]]> 2017-01-18 13:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791502 Department of Labor https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791635 2017-01-18 13:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791635 Department of defense https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791866 The job of the department of defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
The headquarters is at the Pentagon. The DOD]]> 2017-01-18 13:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147791866 De https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147792309 2017-01-18 13:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147792309 Department of Agriculture https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147792702 Responsibility: The US department of Agriculture (USDA) develops and executes policy on farming  and agriculture, and food,  
Facts: The USDA employs more than 100,000 employees and has an annual budget of approximately $95 billion

]]> 2017-01-18 13:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147792702 Department of Transportation https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147794466 Responsibilities: To ensure a fast, safe, efficient transportation system. Includes the Federal highway Administration, and the Federal]]> 2017-01-18 13:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147794466 https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147795285 2017-01-18 13:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147795285 Department of Transportation (D.O.T) https://padlet.com/amberm_bowers/p1/wish/147816312 Responsibilities: To ensure a fast, safe, efficient transportation system. Includes the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration. 
Facts:
1: Has a budget of 70 billion dollars.
2: Has about 55,000 employees.
3: Charlotte Mayor is the current head of D.O.T
4: Formed 49 years ago on April 1, 1967

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