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US executive
Department of Agriculture
is responsible primarily for matters relating to food and food production. Also protects natural resources. Includes:
Department
of Commerce works with the business community to foster economic growth and the creation of new American jobs. Includes:
Department
of Energy promotes efficiency in energy use, diversity in energy sources, a stronger economy, improved environmental quality and a secure national defense. Includes:
Department
of Health and Human Services is responsible for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Includes:
Department
of the Interior is charged with protecting and providing access to the nation's natural and cultural heritage and honoring its trust responsibilities to tribes. Includes:
Environmental Protection Agency works with state and local governments to fight pollution.
NASA's Observatorium offers amazing images, movies and information on planets, stars, space and weather.
The
White House assists the President in the performance of his duties, and facilitates communication with Congress, executive departments, the press and the general public.
US judiciary
The Supreme Court is the highest federal court. (Note: this site is published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, not by the Supreme Court.)
US legislature
Government
Accounting Office is the investigative arm of the Congress charged with examining all matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds.
Government
Printing Office prints, binds, and distributes the publications of the Congress, as well as the executive departments of the Federal Government.
The
House of Representatives is the chamber of Congress whose Members are elected from the states in proportion to the states' populations. It shares equal responsibility with the Senate for declaring war, maintaining the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing money, minting currency, regulating commerce, and making all laws necessary for the operation of the government.
Library
of Congress is responsible for sustaining and preserving a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for Congress, the American people and future generations. Publishes:
- Thomas, a website that makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, including the text of bills.
The
Senate is the chamber of Congress consisting of 2 Members from each state. Its responsibilities are the same as the House's, except that it has exclusive responsibility for advising and consenting on treaties and nominations.
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