Vocabulary: Write the definition of Executive Departments/Cabinet:

1) Read each Scenario and with the help of https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html to identify which
Dept would be responsible for each scenario.

2) Use the same link to click on each Cabinet Department’s website “About Us” for the role/purpose.

3) Identify the current Dept Secretary https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/

Scenario Department Department's Role/Purpose Current

Responsible Secretary
Several southern states
claim the Voting Rights
Act of 1964 is
unconstitutional in the
present day. Who would
defend Federal policy in
court?
You lost your passport
while travelling abroad.
Which Dept governs the
US embassies that you
would need to report
your lost passport to?

You’re a small farmer

concerned with the
falling price of the
agricultural products you
grow, despite govt
subsidies.
I want to put an energy
producing windmill
turbine on my property.
Which Dept dictates the
regulations for this kind
of construction?
You are a Native
American in
Massachusetts living on
a reservation. You have
been told by the Dept of
the _________ you are
losing your reservation
status.
Tax Day, the final day
you can file tax returns
without penalty (4/15) is
to be delayed a month
due to ongoing
pandemic concerns.
Which Dept makes this
decision?
You are concerned how
the development of
Automated public transit
and cars will impact a
place. Which dept.
would be involved in
tracking and classifying
data about the impact of
vehicle automation?
The President issues a
new branch of the
armed forces be created
to conduct global space
operations

The Bureau of Economic

Analysis (BEA) provides
daily snapshots of the
country's economic
health. What Dept is the
BEA an extension of?
Establishes standards
regarding how many
standardized tests public
education must give
during K-12.
Dept that collaborates
with the Center for
Disease Control (CDC) on
appropriate social and
medical responses to
ongoing pandemic
There’s been massive
flooding in Gulf states of
the US. The Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) is
deployed from what
Dept?
Section 8 Housing has
not sufficiently
addressed housing
security for low income
individuals regarding
Atlanta’s gentrification.
Which Dept would be
responsible for
addressing Section 8
policy?
You consistently observe
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA) regulations being
violated in the
workplace. Which Dept
would you report them
to?
Emory’s VA Medical
Hospital is a central
location in assisting
military veteran’s in the
area. What dept sets the
standards for programs
at hospitals like Emory’s
VA?