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The US Attorney General is in charge of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Although one of the original four cabinet positions in 1789, the Attorney General was not the head of an official agency until the Justice Department was created in 1870, to consolidate the legal roles of the US departments and the United States Attorneys.
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What department is the Attorney General the head of?
In the United States, the Attorney General is a cabinet level position. The Attorney General is in charge of the US Justice Department.
The US Attorney General is the head of what cabinet department?
The attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice.He is the chief law enforcement officer for the US government, and is concerned primarily with legal affairs.
What is the us attorney general in charge of?
The attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice.
People chosen by the resident to run government departments are know as the?
They are the "Cabinet." In the US, the Cabinet consists of the Secretaries in charge of the executive departments, along with the Attorney General for the Department of Justice.
Is the president entirely in charge of department of justice?
Yes. The department of Justice is under the President. The Attorney General heads it and he is a cabinet member.
Does the attorney general mint money?
No. The Attorney General is the Head of the Department of Justice. The Department of Treasury is in charge of the US Mints, which is headed by the Secretary of the Treasury. See the link below.
Who is in charge of the Justice Department?
The head of the Department of Justice is the Attorney General.The current Attorney General is Eric H. Holder Jr. who was sworn in on February 3, 2009 by Vice-President Joe Biden.
Which cabinet head is in charge of advising the president on legal matters?
The Attorney General is usually a top-notch lawyer and heads the Department of Justice and he is the cabinet member whom would a president might turn to in order to answer legal questions. (However, recent presidents have found a need to have their own lawyer as part of their White House staff, even if they, themselves are lawyers)
Number of departments the President has in his cabinet?
There are 15 departments, which are Department of State, Department of Treasury, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Interior, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Department of Education, Department of Veterans Affairsand Department of Homeland Security.There are 15 cabinet departments.
What does the attorney general department do in congress?
The Attorney General is in charge of the Department of Law and is often referred to as the state's "Top Cop." Part of the Attorney General's job is to make sure that Arizona is a safe place for you to live. And that's a really big job! The Attorney General has a staff of attorneys and investigators who figure out what needs to be done to help protect people and catch and punish criminals.
Is Elena Kagan a general?
If by "general" you mean a military General, then no, Elena Kagan is not a General and does not serve in the armed forces.Kagan is the current US Solicitor General, or head lawyer in charge of the department that represents the United States in court. The office of Solicitor General is part of the Department of Justice, and answers to the US Attorney General, currently Eric Holder. Solicitor General and Attorney General are civilian government positions.
What are the US cabinet positions?
attorney general secretary of energy secretary of health and human services secretary of education secretary of defense secretary of transportation secretary of commerce secretary of state secretary of the interior secretary of the treasury
