THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• Civil Rights
• Education
• Department Of Agriculture
• Department Of Commerce
• Central Intelligence Agency

CIVIL RIGHTS (WHITE HOUSE)

• Solution to discrimination
• Discrimination is more than race
• Discrimination affects every one
• It's the Executive Branch's job to protect us from discrimination

DISCRIMINATION STATISTICS

• In a four-year study of religious discrimination around the world (2006-2010), Christians were the most-discriminated against group, experiencing harassment by the government and society in 168 countries.
• Jews make up less than 1% of the population, yet experience discrimination in 85 countries — the third most of any religious group.

DISCRIMINATION BY RACE

• In New York City, 80% of the stops made were blacks and Latinos, and 85% of those people were frisked, compared to a mere 8% of white people stopped.
• After being arrested, African-Americans are 33% more likely than whites to be detained while facing a felony trial.

" I am leading the fight to protect everyone - no matter who you are, where you're from, what you look like, or who you love."

- President Obama on Civil Rights

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

DIRECTOR OF THE CIA

• John O. Brennan
• put into office, March 8, 2013
• manages intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships with foreign intelligence services.
• Born on September 22,1955 in North Bergen New Jersey
• He is married with 3 children

WHAT THE CIA DOES

• Advise president on counter-terrorism strategy
• Helios corrientes homeland security
• Responds to terrorism, cyber attacks, natural disasters and pandemics

JOBS IN THE CIA AND HOW TO GET THEM

• There are jobs in security, education, engineering, human resources, ect.
• To get a job in the CIA someone must have a bachelors degree and 3.0 gpa from an acceptable college
• They must show loyalty and integrity to the U.S.A
• All applicants must undergo successful occupational testing to include an aptitude test, writing test, personality inventory, and interview.

EDUCATION

• The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. To prepare Americans for the jobs of the future and help restore middle-class security, we have to out-educate the world and that starts with a strong school system

THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Education has gotten better and more inclusive over the course of American history.
• President Obama feels that every child deserves a high quality pre-school education.
• College costs are rising rapidly, therefor many Americans are not getting any secondary education.

EDUCATION AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• Our executive branch cares greatly about the education of the American people.
• Education is what can secure a great future in all aspects of America.

HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION

• The president is also trying to enhance the quality if high school education.
• Obama is taking great lengths to better the curriculum for high schools and to keep teachers in teaching jobs.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

HEAD OF TGE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

• Penny S. Pritzker
• -Mrs. Pritzker was born May 2, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois (she is 55 years old)
• she is an American business executive, entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist
• she earned an A.B. in economics from Harvard College in 1981 and both a J.D. and an M.B.A. from Standford University in 1984.
• During Obama's 2008 White House run, Penny served as the national chairwoman of his campaign finance team, which shattered fundraising records and in the 2012 reelection she was a top bundler bringing in more than $500,000. Some of the awards that she has received include the Harry S. Truman award and the Woodrow Wilson award

WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES

• -the main goal of the department is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. -the department is made of economists, Nobel winning scientists, foreign service officers, patent attorneys, law enforcement officers, and specialists in everything from international trade to aerospace engineering.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

• Tom Vilsack -nations 30th secretary of agriculture -64 years old -has been secretary of agriculture since 2009 from Pittsburgh, PA -served as the 40th governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007 -Vilsack attended Shady Side Academy, a preparatory high school in Pittsburgh. He received a bachelor's degree in 1972 from Hamilton College in New York. While at Hamilton he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1975 from Albany Law School. He and his wife settled in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in 1975.

THE PURPOSE OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

• also known as Agriculture Department -it is responsible for developing and executing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, influence agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and internationally. -some jobs that are involved in the USDA would be a veterinarian, food inspector, data analysis, risk manager, evaluators, and human resource specialists, etc. someone can