Departments of the Cabinet

State

Foreign policy (diplomacy), embassies.

Treasury

Collects federal revenues, pays federal bills, mints coins and prints paper money.

Defense

Manages the armed forces and operates military bases.

Interior

Manages federal lands, refuges, and parks.

Justice

Provides legal advice to the president, enforces federal laws and operates courts.

Agriculture

Provides assistance to farmers and ranchers, inspects food, etc.

Commerce

Regulates and promotes trade.

Labor

Workplace laws (child labor, minimum wage, safe working conditions), and jobs programs.

Health and Human Services

Health care research and social security, medicare and medicaid.

Housing and Urban Development

Provides home financing and public housing programs. Enforces fair housing laws

Transportation

Promotes mass transit programs and programs for highways, railroads, and air traffic, enforces maritime law.

Energy

Promotes development and conservation of fossil fuels, nuclear energy, research programs.

Education

Administers federal aid programs to schools, engages in educational research

Veterans affairs

Promotes the welfare of veterans of the armed forces.

Homeland security

The newest department of the cabinet. It prevents terrorist attacks within the United States, reduces America's

susceptibility to terrorism.