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executive agencies

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1. FEMA Emergency Management Administration, disaster relief
2. ATF Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, investigates crimes involving those 3
3. DEA Enforcement Agency, investigates drug related crimes
4. FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, enforces federal law
5. CIA Central Intelligence Agency, information gathering
6. OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration, workplace safety
7. FAA Federal Aviation Administration, regulates flights and flight safety
8. IRS Internal Revenue Service, collects taxes for the government
9. CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission, monitors product safety
10. EPA Environmental Protection Agency, sets pollution standards, monitors pollution
11. EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, investigates workplace discrimination
12. FCC Federal Communications Commission, regulates public communications
13. FDIC federal Deposit Insurance Corp., insures bank deposits
14. NASA National Aeronautic & Space Administration, runs the space program
15. NLRB National Labor Relations Board, resolves workplace disputes
16. NTSB National transportation Safety Board, investigates major accidents
17. NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission, regulates nuclear power industry
18. OMB Office of Budget & Management, helps president write the budget
19. SEC Securities & Exchange Commission, regulates the stock market
20. USPS United States Postal Service, Federal government business of mail delivery
21. CDC Center for Disease Control, monitors and acts on national health issues
22. FTC Federal Trade Commission, regulates interstate trade
23. DOT Department of Transportation, builds and maintains nations infrastructure
24. FDA Food & Drug Administration, regulates food and drug safety
25. USDA United States Department of Agriculture, helps farmers
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement, removed trade restrictions
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, cartel that controls majority of worlds oil supply, 15 countries
UN United Nations, world body seeking peace
ACLU American Civil Liberties Union, organization that promotes civil rights
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, organization that promotes the rights of people of color
WHO World Health Organization
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