Executive Branch Research AssignmentName______
Honors Government
The day to day enforcement and carrying out of federal laws is in the hands of the following departments:
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Justice
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor
- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Energy
- Department of Education
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
Information and Details
Your job is to research the assigned department and create a PowerPoint presentation detailing some of what that department does for the class. What are the specific duties of the bureaus, offices, divisions, and services within your department? Information should include, but not be limited to the following:
- Who is the member of the Presidents cabinet that heads your department?
- What is your department tasked with doing?
- What is the history of your department (when was it created and why?)
- Describe some programs or services that your department provides
- Explain any agencies, bureaus, or offices that exist as a part of your department and what they do. You should try to find at least 3 within your department and do some further research on them.
- Can you connect your department to any work being done in Pennsylvania?
- Can you find any current legislation that your department has lobbied for or been a part of creating?
PowerPoint
Your PowerPoint should include slides with as much graphics, sounds, or video as possible to enhance your presentation. Include slides that cover at the minimum the information suggested below. The best presentations will be able to connect SOMETHING that your department does to our lives.