Download Government Agencies

Warm up?
• What kinds of services do you think the
government should be responsible for?
Review
1. A case has gone to the Supreme Court on an appeal
that the police conducted an illegal search, violating
the defendants constitutional rights. The Supreme
Court is exercising what kind of jurisdiction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Original
Appellate
Criminal
Concurrent
2. What is judicial review?
A. The power of the federal courts to overturn presidential
appointments.
B. The power of the Supreme Court to rule on interstate
commerce.
C. The power of the Supreme Court to overturn cases
establishing segregation.
D. The power of the Supreme Court to rule on whether or
not laws are constitutional or not.
Government
Agencies
• The federal
government provides
a number of services
it deems necessary.
• These services
include:
– Collecting taxes
– Counting the nations
population
– Enforcing laws
– Caring for the health of
citizens
Federal Law Enforcement and
Espionage
• Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
– Part of US Justice
Department
– Federal government’s top
law enforcement agency
– Investigates federal crime
and crime across state
lines
– Battles terrorism
– Patriot Act allows greater
flexibility
• Department of
Homeland Security
– Created after Sept. 11,
2001
– Responsibility of
preventing future
attacks
– Minimizing the effects
of an attack if one
should occur
– Deals with the effects
of natural disasters
• Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA)
– Created after WWII
– Federal agency
charged with
conducting espionage
• Spy and gather
intelligence on foreign
countries
– Many activities deal
with locating terrorists
and uncovering
terrorist plots
• Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and
Firearms (ATF)
– Enforces laws
regarding
firearms/explosives
– Enforces laws dealing
with the
manufacturing,
transportation, and
distribution of alcohol
and tobacco
• Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA)
– Enforces laws against
drug trafficking
– The FBI has
jurisdiction over
federal drug cases
– DEA pursues US drug
investigations abroad
• United States
Citizenship and
Immigration Services
(CIS)
– Part of Department of
Homeland Security
– Enforces laws and
administers
procedures for dealing
with immigration and
foreign visitors
• Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)
– Part of the Treasury
Department
– Collects citizens taxes
– Authority to investigate
and arrest those who
evade paying federal
taxes
Dealing with Disaster
• Federal Emergency
Management
Administration (FEMA)
– Part of Department of
Homeland Security
– Plans for and
responds to natural
disasters
• National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB)
– Investigates accidents
involving modes of
transportation
Health and Human
Numbers
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
– Responds to the potential outbreak of serious
diseases
• The US Census Bureau
– US Census takes population count every 10
yrs.
– Determines how many representatives each
state has in the House of Representatives
Economic Agencies
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Securities and Exchange
Commission
– Protects investors from fraud
Federal Trade Commission
– Enforces Anti-Trust Legislation
and False Advertising
National Labor Relations Board
– Prevents unfair labor practices
and mediates disputes
between labor and
management
Occupational Safety and Hazard
Administration
– Helps Employers reduce
illness, injuries and deaths in
the workplace
• COMPLETE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Reflection?
• What do you think is the most important
Government Agency? Why?
• What are some roles federal agencies are
responsible for playing?