There are fifteen federal executive departments consisting of; the Department of Agriculture‚ Department of Energy & Commerce‚ Department of Defense‚ Department of Education‚ Department of Energy‚ Department of Health & Human Services‚ Department of Homeland Securities‚ Department of State‚ Department of Interior‚ Department of Justice‚ Department of Labor‚ Department of Housing & Urban Development‚ Department of Transportation & Infrastructure‚ Department of Treasury‚ and Department of Veteran
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However‚ President Clinton assigned his wife Hillary and personal adviser Ira Magaziner to lead the task force instead of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Cabinet member who had more experience in health policy. This task force encompassed academic professors‚ certain congressional members‚ Cabinet and department members. The federal agencies that were involved were asked for their feedback about certain aspects of health care such as costs and coverage. Within the task force
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Tony Blair: Prime Minister or President? ‘Blair is by far the worst of the eight prime ministers I have known’. ‘It is the presidential system he sees emerging under Mr Blair (the fault of over-large majorities‚ the prime minister’s character and his well documented disdain for parliament) which he loathes’. Guardian article on veteran maverick Labour MP‚ Tam Dalyell‚ 29/03/05. Ever since he swept to power in 1997‚ Tony Blair’s unique dominance over his party and indeed‚ the UK’s political
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well. By 1909‚ Perkins went on to graduate school at Columbia University and earned a master’s degree in economics and sociology (Frances Perkins‚ 2010). The importance of Frances Perkins in history is obvious. She became the first woman to hold a Cabinet post in the U.S. and held the position of secretary of labor for the entire duration of Roosevelt’s presidency (Frances Perkins‚ 2010). Throughout her work career‚ Perkins dedicated most of her time by improving the lives of workers in the U.S.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established in an effort to re-organize the Public Housing Administration (US Housing Authority) and the House and Home Financing Agency. The Department of HUD is found in Public Law 89-174. HUD is a cabinet level department in the Executive
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To what extent can the British system of government be considered a cabinet government? Cabinet government is a system of government where cabinet is the main policy maker‚ it is the center of government‚ it is able to oversee and largely control government activities and it forms the base of collective ministerial responsibility. In recent years though‚ it has lost‚ to some extent its policy making function as large departments have become more independent and it now deals with emergencies
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The United States Department of Education also referred to as ED or the ED for (the) Education Department‚ is the smallest Cabinet-level department of the United States government ("U.S. Department of Education"). It is an agency set up by the federal government to establish policies and regulations for administrators‚ and coordinates many federal aids to education ("U.S. Department of Education"). It assists the president in executing his educational policies ("U.S. Department of Education"). The
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make laws. Laws are written‚ discussed and voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators in the Senate‚ two from each state. Senators are elected by their states and serve six-year terms. The Senate approves nominations made by the President to the Cabinet‚ the Supreme Court‚ federal courts and other posts. The Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote. There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives. The number of representatives each state gets is based on its population
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President mention many things such as blaming the previous administration about NBN ZTE Deal‚ Hello Garci controversy‚ questionable bank accounts of Jose Pidal‚ Maguindanao Massacre‚ MWSS Bonuses and the NFA anomalies. Highlighting the achievement of his cabinet members like Commissioner Kim Henares for her tax reforms mentioning the 380 cases filed against tax evaders. The collections of the BIR also went up to P1.3 trillion and this year 2015‚ the BIR collection went up to P1.5 trillion. He also highlighted
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Department of Homeland Security‚ the body concerned with protecting the U.S. and the safety of U.S. citizens. The secretary is a member of the President’s Cabinet. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security‚ such as the Coast Guard‚ Federal Protective Service‚ U.S. Customs and Border Protection (which includes
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