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Executive/Cabinets
Vargo Gov & Cabinets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State | Hillary Clinton |
| Secretary of Treasury | Timothy Geithner |
| Secretary of Defense | Leon Panetta |
| Attorney General | Eric Holder |
| Head of the Department of Justice is called | Attorney General |
| Secretary of Interior | Kenneth Salazar |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Thomas Vilsack |
| Secretary of Commerce | Rebecca Blank |
| Secretary of Labor | Hilda Solis |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Kathleen Sabeilus |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Shaun Donavan |
| Secretary of Transportation | Ray LaHood |
| Secretary of Energy | Steven Chu |
| Secretary of Education | Arne Duncan |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Eric Shinseki |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Janet Napolitano |
| This department works with farmers to improve corps | Department of Agriculture |
| This department look over the environment and national parks | Department of Interior |
| This department builds highways, waterways, and roads | Department of Transportation |
| This department deals with public assistance programs | Department of Health and Human Services |
| This department deals with international trade and census | Department of Commerce |
| This department deals with minimum wage and OSHA | Department of Labor |
| This department rebuilds inner city neighborhoods | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| This department pays benefits to retired military personnel | Department of Veteran Affairs |
| This department oversees learning in the US | Department of Education |
| This department deals with conservation & alternative power sources | Department of Energy |
| This department deals with printing on money and fiscal matters | Department of Treasury |
| This department protects us against domestic terrorist attacks | Department of Homeland Security |
| This department deals with foreign affairs | Department of State |
| This department oversees the US military | Department of Defense |
| This department enforces US laws | Department of Justice |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| CEA | Council of Economic Advisors |
| NLRB | National Labor and Relations Board |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| USPS | United States Postal Service |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ATF | Alcohol Tabacco & Firearms |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FDA | Federal Drug Administration |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FCC | Federal Communication Commission |
| 8 Officials on the National Security Council NSC | President, Vice President, Sec of State, Sec of Defense, Sec of Treasury, National Security Advisor, Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff and Director of National Intelligence |
| Department of Justice was established in | 1870 |
| The CIA briefs the | President |
| The FBI is under the department | Department of Justice |
| 5 Permanent Members of United Nations | US, Russia, China, France, & Great Britain |
| UN Headquarters is in | New York |
| Head of the Federal Reserve is | Ben Bernanke |
| Head of the UN is | Ban-Ki-Moon |
| Interest that the Fed charges its member banks | Discount Rate |
| Interest that bank charge their best customers | Prime Rate |
| Total Money in the economy | Aggregate Demand |
| Number of Board of Governors | 7 |
| This cause everyone to take money out to the bank | Panic of 1907 |
| This President Vetoed the BUS | Andrew Jackson |
| 12 Federal Reserve Districts | Cleveland, New York, Dallas, Boston, Kansas City, San Francisco, Richmond, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, St. Louis |
| This was formed from the panic of 1907 | National Monetary Commission |
| Established in 1989 | Office of National Drug Control Policy "Drug Czar" |
| Banks must hold back a certain amount of money (10%) | Reserve Requirement |
| Putting money into the economy | Easy Money |
| Taking money out of the economy | Tight Money |
| Three leading economist | CEA |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | FDIC |
| Head of the US Embassy | Ambassador |
| Regulates Business Practices and Competition | Federal Trade Commission FTC |
| The SEC regulates people from giving information to others about stocks and bonds | Insider Trading |
| Fiscal Estimate of Government Revenues | Budget |
| Gathering Intel in secret | Covert |
| Gathering Intel in the open | Overt |
| Highest Ranking Military Person | Joints Chief of Staff |
| Chief of Staff & Chief of Press | White House Office Staff |
| Closest Advisors to the President | Cabinets |
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