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THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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TTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS
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The Government & Public Policy Game
BACKSTORY
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THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
It’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The Office of the Attorney General was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 (ch. 20, sec. 35, 1 Stat. 73, 92-93), as a one-person part-time position. The Act specified that the Attorney General was to be “learned in the law,” with the duty “to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments.”
By 1870, after the end of the Civil War, the increase in the amount of litigation involving the United States had required the very expensive retention of a large number of private attorneys to handle the workload. A concerned Congress passed the Act to Establish the Department of Justice (ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162), creating “an executive department of the government of the United States” with the Attorney General as its head. Officially coming into existence on July 1, 1870, the Department of Justice was empowered to handle all criminal prosecutions and civil suits in which the United States had an interest. To assist the Attorney General, the 1870 Act also created the Office of the Solicitor General, who represents the interests of the United States before the U.S. Supreme Court.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCaynn7VFatflKWaUefp7zBsyp5-G-OL”][vc_column_text]
Can You Make Videos Like These?
Submit Your Resume for The Community On Demand
JEM-TV Internship Program
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STEAM Career Pathways
INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
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Must be logged in to explore career opportunities on the STEM++ Direct Job Board
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Governance
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Planning
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Public Management & Administration
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Community On Demand Digital Media Network
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NEXT Steps Online Training Academy
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NEXT Steps Small Business Incubator
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Digital Badge & Skillcoin Rewards System™
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The Pop Shop E-Commerce Marketplace
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STEM Direct Youth Staffing Services
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The Collection
THE GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
DIGITAL BADGE COLLECTION
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The Government & Public Policy Administration digital badge collection verifies proven competencies in understanding basic principles of governance, national security, foreign service planning, revenue & taxation, regulation, public management & administration.
Click to explore the STEAM skills of each digital badge
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Community Ecosystem Leadership Badge
$50 CoD Market Value
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Contributions Task Badge
$30 CoD Market Value
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Competitive Advantage Project Badge
$20 CoD Market Value
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Government & Public Policy Skills Badg
$40 CoD Market Value
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Operations Project Badge
$20 CoD Market Value
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Effective Communicator Task Badge
$50 CoD Market Value
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Community On Demand
SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS
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Completion of each digital badge collection and its service goals may lead to industry-based certifications
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Are You Ready To Play?
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The NEXT Steps Youth Entrepreneur Program is an award-winning intermediary workforce development program that specializes in creating community engagement strategies for STEAM education initiatives.
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