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- THE WHITE HOUSE
The White House is the home and working office of the President of the United States. The first President to occupy the White House was John Adams in November 1800. The White House has a unique and fascinating history. It survived a fire at the hands of the British in 1814 (during the war of 1812) and another fire in the West Wing in 1929, while Herbert Hoover was President. Visit the White House web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov.
- UNITED STATES SENATE
The United States Senate is part of the legislative branch of the government. Each member of the Senate serves (6) year terms. There are (100) Senators (2) from each of the fifty United States. The Constitution assigns the Senate and House have equal responsibility 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. The Senate holds exclusive authority to advise and consent on treaties and nominations. Visit the Senate web site at http://www.senate.gov.
- US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The United States House of Representative is part of the legislative branch of the government. Each member of the House of Representatives are called Congress Man or Congress Women. Each member is elected to (2) year terms. The house is where the laws of the nation are created. Each House member Represents citizens from districts across the United States. The Constitution assigns the Senate and House have equal responsibility 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. Visit the House of Representatives web site at http://www.house.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
The Mission of the Department of the Treasury is to:
Promote Prosperous and Stable American and World Economies Manage the Government's Finances, Safeguard Our Financial Systems, Protect Our Nation's Leaders, and Secure a Safe and Drug-Free America.
Continue to Build a Strong Institution.
Visit the Department of the Treasury web site at http://www.ustreas.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DefenseLINK is the official web site for the Department of Defense and the starting point for finding U.S. military information online. The home page for this site is located at http://www.defenselink.mil/.
The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.
- DEPARTMENT OF STATE
In Washington, D.C.
The United States Department of State is in the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., and is near the White House. It is located between 23rd and 21st Streets, NW, south of the Foggy Bottom metro stop. If you were walking down 23rd Street to the Lincoln Memorial from the metro stop, you would walk past the State Department. Visit the Department of State web site at http://www.state.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Mission of the Department: The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities. Visit the Department of the Interior web site at http://www.doi.gov
- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The U.S. Department of Labor was created by Congress in 1913 "to foster, promote and develop the welfare of working people, to improve their working conditions, and to enhance their opportunities for profitable employment."
Visit the Department of Labor web site at http://www.dol.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The Supreme Court comprises the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. By the Act of June 25, 1948 (28 U. S. C. §1), Congress established the number of Associate Justices as eight. Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the President of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate. Article III, §1, of the Constitution further provides that "[t]he Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office."
Visit the Department of Justice web site at http://www.supremecourtus.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
In 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln founded the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he called it the "people's Department." In Lincoln's day, 90 percent of the people were farmers who were in need of good seed and information to grow their crops. Today, USDA continues Lincoln's legacy by serving all Americans, the two percent who farm as well as everyone who eats, wears clothes, lives in a house, or visits a rural area or a national forest.
- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Department of Commerce promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved living standards for all Americans by working in partnership with business, universities, communities and workers.
The Commerce Department touches the daily lives of Americans in many ways -- it makes possible the weather reports heard every morning; it facilitates technology that Americans use in the workplace and home every day; it supports the development, gathering and transmitting of information essential to competitive business; it makes possible the diversity of companies and goods found in America's (and the world's) marketplaces; it supports environmental and economic health for the communities in which Americans live and it conducts the constitutionally mandated decennial census which is the basis of representative democracy.
Visit the Department of Commerce web site at http://www.doc.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The U.S. Department of Education was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979). The Department's mission is to: Strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education; Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs; Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information; Improve the coordination of Federal education programs; Improve the management of Federal education activities; and Increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.
- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The Department of Energy's mission is to foster a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable, to be a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons, to clean up our own facilities and to support continued United States leadership in science and technology.
Visit the Department of Energy web site at http://www.doe.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. We provide support and protection to older Americans, and to the Nation's infants and children. We provide aid to people with disabilities, as well as assistance and new opportunity for those in need. In times of crisis, HHS services can save lives and rescue families. At the same time, we are responsible for public health in the United States. We support the world's largest medical research effort. We assure the safety of foods and health care products. And we're fighting against the ravages of drug and alcohol abuse.
Vist the Department of Health and Human Services web site athttp://www.os.dhhs.gov/.
- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HUD was born in 1965, but its history extends back to the National Housing Act of 1934.
Mission:
A decent, safe and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American.
Fighting for fair housing, Increasing affordable housing & home ownership, Reducing homelessness, Promoting jobs and economic opportunity, Empowering people and communities, and Restoring the public trust.
Vist the HUD web site and learn how to buy a home at http://www.hud.gov/.
- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, the Departments first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. The mission of the DOT is to
serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
Visit the Department of Transportation at http://www.dot.gov.
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Mission:
To serve America’s veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and be their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all veterans in recognition of their service to this Nation.
Visit the Department of Veterans Affairs at http://www.va.gov.
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