Executive Department Internet Search

1. State 2 foods that the US Department of Agriculture has recalled. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=food-safety a) ______b) ______

2) Go to the Department of Commerce. http://www.commerce.gov/ The Department of Commerce is also responsible for the Census. a) What is the world population? ______b) What is the US population? ______

3) Go to the Department of Defense. See how we’re doing on the War on Terror. What is the US casualty total for Operation Enduring Freedom? http://www.defenselink.mil/news/ ______

4) What is the US casualty total for Operation Iraqi Freedom at this point? ______

5) Go to the Department of Health and Human Services. What are 3 things that you did not know that the Department of Health and Human Services was involved with? http://www.hhs.gov/ ______

7) What are the 3 things the Department of Homeland Security suggests a family have in their disaster plan”? http://www.dhs.gov/how-do-i/prepare-my-family-disaster ______

8) Go to the Department of Justice. According to the Department of Justice, what are 4 things they do that you were not aware of? http://www.usdoj.gov/ ______

9) Go to the Department of Labor. What is the federal minimum wage? http://www.dol.gov/ ______What is the minimum wage in IL? ______

10) Go to the Department of Veterans Affairs. What is VA for Vets designed to do? http://www.va.gov/jobs/ ______

11) Go to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). What is the Housing Choice Vouchers program and who will it help? http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD ______