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The attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice.
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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.
What department in the cabinet is the attorney general in charge of?
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.
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.
Are US Attorneys subordinate to the US Attorney General?
They are somehow under the US Attorney General. I just know that the US Attorney General is the head of the US Department of Justice.
What secretary is in charge of foreign affairs?
The Attorney general
Has a US Attorney General never had a law degree?
There is no law that states that the Attorney General must be an attorney.
What is the attorney general in charge of?
An attorney general basically has control and supervision over all legal matters in the state they work in. Another duty of the attorney general is to represent the public interest.
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.
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 political party is the US attorney general in?
The current Attorney General, Eric Holder, is a Democrat.
What position does the Attorney General of the US hold?
The Attorney General is the head of The Department of Justice (DOJ).
Can the US attorney general be impeached?
NO
