Cabinet Departments (U.S. Executive Branch)

Civics 8

Department of Agriculture (1889)

Policy relating to farming, food, food safety, hunger, natural resources

Department of Commerce (1903)

Economic development and policy, technology

Defense Department (1789)

Originally Department of War: renamed 1847: U.S. military, national defense

Energy Department (1977)

Addresses the nation's energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges

Education Department (1979)

Education policy, student loans

Department of Health and Human Services (1953)

Health policy, human services, welfare services

Department of Homeland Security (2002)

national security, border management, natural disaster support, immigration

Department of Housing and Urban Development (1965)

Increasing home ownership, community development, access to affordable housing

Department of Interior (1849)

Protect nation's natural and cultural resources, Native American tribal relations

Department of Justice (1870)

Law enforcement, prevention and control of crime

Department of Labor (1913)

Work safety, fair pay, unemployment insurance

Department of State (1789)

Foreign policy, international relations

Department of Transportation (1966)

Oversee America's transportation system, including highways, air, and rail

Department of the Treasury (1789)

Collecting revenue (taxes), coining and printing money, economic policy

Department of Veterans Affairs (1988)

Provides services and support for men and women who have served in the armed forces