Contrast in views from Founders to Today.
A short list of what our Government is limited to doing.
A long list our president is trying to coral into something manageable.
An opportunity for you.
With great thanks to US Constitution.Net
According to our constitution our government is intended to be very limited. The Anti-Federalist, between 1776 and 1787 argued at great length against the ideas being considered for our constitution claiming it would allow the government to become too big, centralized, and become too powerful. Obviously they lost the argument. But they did manage to keep the government reduced to a list of eighteen things our federal government should do, if they must, for the citizens of the states of the United States. These items are specifically listed in Article 1 - The Legislative Branch, Section 8 - Powers of Congress. I have provided these at the beginning of this essay so the limit of our government is fresh in your mind before I present the second part of the article.
In the second part of this article I come forward to current time in 2017, explicitly the time of late March through June 12, 2017. This is the time the current president, Donald J. Trump has reached out to the public for input on how to reorganize the executive branch of the government. That part of the government he can directly effect without tremendous constitutional outrage from the legislative and judicial branches of government.
PART ONE
Please refresh your civics and read the limits that are placed on the federal government.Article 1 - The Legislative Branch, Section 8 - Powers of Congress
- The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
- To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
- To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
- To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
- To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
- To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
- To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
- To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
- To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
- To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
- To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
- To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
- To provide and maintain a Navy;
- To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
- To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
- To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
- To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And
- To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
PART TWO
The purpose of part two is to alert you to the opportunity to inform the president in a direct way what you think of our government and give him your opinions and ideas on how to reorganize the executive branch or eliminate programs you believe may be wasteful or unconstitutional. You only need click on the heading "Reorganizing the Executive Branch: We Need Your Input!" and you will be taken to the the form to begin your input.When I first heard of this "open government" and the chance to express my outrage, I immediately went to this page.
I've listed below the choices you will have to make suggestions about. They come in two flavors. Cabinet Agencies and "Other" which are operated under the Executive branch but are not cabinet level agencies such as boards, commissions, etc.
I want you to take the time to read each and every one of them. I know what is fresh in your mind are the very limited 18 things our government is restricted to doing. Then feel free to visit the president's page if you like, or not.
My purpose is to highlight the absurd by showing you the absurdity. It can not be avoided. Below are two lists of over 100 items.& Above, the law lists 18 things.
I know very well that within those 18 things are wiggle room to slip a thing in here and another thing there.I'm aware we've have over 200 years of Supreme Courts who may or may not have decided our constitution meant or allowed for a million other things or no other things than what it says. The late Justice Antonin Scalia is rumored to have said, "The Constitution is not a living organism. It is a legal document, and it says what it says and doesn't say what it doesn't say." I am entirely in agreement.
I know that even before the ink was dry on the constitution there were ten bills of rights being circulated to amend the constitution. Another thing I know is that since 1787 often a majority of people do not consider our constitution as a "legal document" but rather something suggestive, written for the time it was written and it was never meant to limit government as time progressed and new issues became important to the citizens of this country. I do not agree.
In my recent self guided studies I've looked at education. What I see now as education in this country is simply disgraceful and that our children are indoctrinated from birth on TV, radio, and in public schools with gibberish that leaves them powerless to think critically or to consider the urgency of our country's foundations. I discovered we have no right to education. None. We always had education but it was always provided locally. Usually churches organized courses in education. Philanthropist sponsored schools that might be similar to public schools. Eventually states decided to create public schools and all the laws we have come from Supreme Court decisions on lawsuits by, for, or against public schools. Landmark decisions made sense. IF you are going to provide a public school you may not exclude anyone from attending. And so the many 'rules' on public education have come to be. We still have no federal right to education. Curiously, we have a cabinet level Department of Education.
We do not have any right to health care, or health care insurance. You only need re-read the above 18 items if you are confused. One argument I've heard is that you can not steal.Stealing is never OK. Even if you vote to steal from some class of people, it will remain morally repugnant. Even if you mean to help less fortunate people, it remains repugnant and illegal.
I have no intention to change anyone's mind on the political hot issues of the day and don't care to argue the value of lesser forms of government. At the very end of this article I do have some free goodies. I think every civil minded soul should consider taking advantage of these free opportunities.
Please do consider the massive differences between the lower list and the upper list and ask yourself about how you want to be governed. Because ultimately government, our government, is supposed to derive any and all of its authority to govern from the people. And that is you.
Regarding President Trump's
Reorganizing the Executive Branch: We Need Your Input!
Here are the cabinet and non cabinet agencies we have operating today which the president wants you to think about. I believe he is aware of the eighteen items above and struggles with the dilemma of what we have and what the original plan actually intended. He is a man who spent his life making plans then following through with those plans to successful conclusions, at least more often than not. I think he understands we are far from the intended plans.
Cabinet Agency
Central Intelligence Agency: Full Agency
Department of Agriculture: Full Department
Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture: Center for Nutritional Policy and Promotion
Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service
Department of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency
Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
Department of Agriculture: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library
Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Statistics Service
Department of Agriculture: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture: Risk Management Agency
Department of Agriculture: Rural Development
Department of Commerce: Full Department
Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Department of Commerce: Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce: Economics and Statistics Administration
Department of Commerce: International Trade Administration
Department of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency
Department of Commerce: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce: National Technical Information Service
Department of Commerce: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Department of Commerce: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Defense: Full Department
Department of Defense: Department of the Army
Department of Defense: Department of the Navy (including the U.S. Marine Corps)
Department of Defense: Department of the Air Force
Department of Defense: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Education: Full Department
Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences
Department of Education: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Education: Office of English Language Acquisition
Department of Education: Office of Federal Student Aid
Department of Education: Office of Innovation and Improvement
Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education
Department of Education: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Department of Education: Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Department of Energy: Full Department
Department of Energy: Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Department of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy: Power Marketing Administrations
Department of Health and Human Services: Full Department
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services: Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Department of Homeland Security: Full Department
Department of Homeland Security: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Department of Homeland Security: Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Department of Homeland Security: National Protection and Programs Directorate
Department of Homeland Security: Science and Technology Directorate
Department of Homeland Security: Office of Health Affairs
Department of Homeland Security: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Department of Homeland Security: Transportation Security Administration
Department of Homeland Security: United States Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security: United States Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security: United States Secret Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Full Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Community Planning and Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Ginnie Mae
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Lead Hazard Control
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Public and Indian Housing
Department of the Interior: Full Department
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Education
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Department of the Interior: National Park Service
Department of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Department of the Interior: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior: United States Geological Survey
Department of Justice: Full Department
Department of Justice: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration
Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice: Federal Prison System
Department of Justice: Interagency Law Enforcement
Department of Justice: Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals
Department of Justice: National Security Division
Department of Justice: United States Parole Commission
Department of Labor: Full Department
Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor: Employee Benefits Security Administration
Department of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Department of Labor: Office of Labor Management Standards
Department of Labor: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Department of State: Full Department
Department of State: Administration of Foreign Affairs
Department of State: International Commissions
Department of State: International Organizations and Conferences
Department of Transportation: Full Department
Department of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Department of Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration
Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Department of the Treasury: Full Department
Department of the Treasury: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Department of the Treasury: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of the Treasury: Federal Financing Bank
Department of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Department of the Treasury: Fiscal Service
Department of the Treasury: Interagency Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury: Interest on the Public Debt
Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury: Office of Revenue Sharing
Department of the Treasury: Office of Thrift Supervision
Department of the Treasury: United States Mint
Department of Veterans Affairs: Full Department
Department of Veterans Affairs: Benefits Programs
Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration
Environmental Protection Agency: Full Department
Office of Management and Budget: Full Office
Office of the United States Trade Representative: Full Office
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: Full Office
Small Business Administration: Full Department
Department of Agriculture: Full Department
Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture: Center for Nutritional Policy and Promotion
Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service
Department of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency
Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
Department of Agriculture: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library
Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Statistics Service
Department of Agriculture: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture: Risk Management Agency
Department of Agriculture: Rural Development
Department of Commerce: Full Department
Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Department of Commerce: Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce: Economics and Statistics Administration
Department of Commerce: International Trade Administration
Department of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency
Department of Commerce: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce: National Technical Information Service
Department of Commerce: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Department of Commerce: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Defense: Full Department
Department of Defense: Department of the Army
Department of Defense: Department of the Navy (including the U.S. Marine Corps)
Department of Defense: Department of the Air Force
Department of Defense: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Education: Full Department
Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences
Department of Education: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Education: Office of English Language Acquisition
Department of Education: Office of Federal Student Aid
Department of Education: Office of Innovation and Improvement
Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education
Department of Education: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Department of Education: Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Department of Energy: Full Department
Department of Energy: Environmental and Other Defense Activities
Department of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy: Power Marketing Administrations
Department of Health and Human Services: Full Department
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services: Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Department of Homeland Security: Full Department
Department of Homeland Security: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Department of Homeland Security: Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Department of Homeland Security: National Protection and Programs Directorate
Department of Homeland Security: Science and Technology Directorate
Department of Homeland Security: Office of Health Affairs
Department of Homeland Security: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Department of Homeland Security: Transportation Security Administration
Department of Homeland Security: United States Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security: United States Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security: United States Secret Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Full Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Community Planning and Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Ginnie Mae
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Lead Hazard Control
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Public and Indian Housing
Department of the Interior: Full Department
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Education
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Department of the Interior: National Park Service
Department of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Department of the Interior: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior: United States Geological Survey
Department of Justice: Full Department
Department of Justice: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration
Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice: Federal Prison System
Department of Justice: Interagency Law Enforcement
Department of Justice: Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals
Department of Justice: National Security Division
Department of Justice: United States Parole Commission
Department of Labor: Full Department
Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor: Employee Benefits Security Administration
Department of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Department of Labor: Office of Labor Management Standards
Department of Labor: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Department of State: Full Department
Department of State: Administration of Foreign Affairs
Department of State: International Commissions
Department of State: International Organizations and Conferences
Department of Transportation: Full Department
Department of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Department of Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration
Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Department of Transportation: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Department of the Treasury: Full Department
Department of the Treasury: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Department of the Treasury: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of the Treasury: Federal Financing Bank
Department of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Department of the Treasury: Fiscal Service
Department of the Treasury: Interagency Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury: Interest on the Public Debt
Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury: Office of Revenue Sharing
Department of the Treasury: Office of Thrift Supervision
Department of the Treasury: United States Mint
Department of Veterans Affairs: Full Department
Department of Veterans Affairs: Benefits Programs
Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration
Environmental Protection Agency: Full Department
Office of Management and Budget: Full Office
Office of the United States Trade Representative: Full Office
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: Full Office
Small Business Administration: Full Department
Other Agencies, Boards and Commissions
Access Board
Administrative Conference of the United States
Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Ability One)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corps of Engineers--Civil Works
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Delaware River Basin Commission
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Executive Office of the President: Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Office of the President: Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Office of the President: Full Department
Executive Office of the President: National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
Executive Office of the President: Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President: Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President: The White House
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inter-American Foundation
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Legal Services Corporation
Marine Mammal Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
National Council on Disability
National Credit Union Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Institute of Building Sciences
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Northern Border Regional Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Regulatory Commission
Presidio Trust
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Selective Service System
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
Social Security Advisory Board
State Justice Institute
Surface Transportation Board
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States International Trade Commission
United States Agency for International Development
United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Institute of Peace
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States Postal Service
United States Trade and Development Agency
Vietnam Education Foundation
Administrative Conference of the United States
Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Advisory Committee on Federal Pay
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Ability One)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corps of Engineers--Civil Works
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Delaware River Basin Commission
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Executive Office of the President: Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Office of the President: Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Office of the President: Full Department
Executive Office of the President: National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
Executive Office of the President: Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President: Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President: The White House
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inter-American Foundation
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Legal Services Corporation
Marine Mammal Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
National Council on Disability
National Credit Union Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Institute of Building Sciences
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Northern Border Regional Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Regulatory Commission
Presidio Trust
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Selective Service System
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
Social Security Advisory Board
State Justice Institute
Surface Transportation Board
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States International Trade Commission
United States Agency for International Development
United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Institute of Peace
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States Postal Service
United States Trade and Development Agency
Vietnam Education Foundation
PART THREE
Your opportunities:
Hillsdale College offers a number of free online courses about our constitution, our government, and several things related to our country and its culture.
Here is the Course Catalog.
May I recommend:
- Introduction to the Constitution
- Constitution 101
- Constitution 201
From there follow your interests and continue your education. If you feel you benefit from these free online courses please consider supporting Hillsdale so they can continue to offer these courses to the public for free.
Thank you for all the time you shared with me today.
Norman Davis.
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