. Government and politics in Virginia . ttered officers are subject to the control anddirection of the departments at the national capital. THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Headed by the Secre-tary of State, this department attends to all the details of ourforeign affairs. It gives instructions to our diplomaticrepresentatives abroad and superintends all our relations withforeign governments. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Headed by theSecretary of the Treasury, this department manages thefinancial affairs of the nation, collects its revenues, controls 196 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA the mints and the
. Government and politics in Virginia . ttered officers are subject to the control anddirection of the departments at the national capital. THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Headed by the Secre-tary of State, this department attends to all the details of ourforeign affairs. It gives instructions to our diplomaticrepresentatives abroad and superintends all our relations withforeign governments. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Headed by theSecretary of the Treasury, this department manages thefinancial affairs of the nation, collects its revenues, controls 196 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA the mints and the national banks, and pays out such moneyas is authorized by Congress. THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Headed by the Secretaryof War, this department provides for the recruiting?, eciuip-ment, and management of the army. It controls the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point, New York, whereyoung men are trained for service as officers in the improvement of our ri\crs and harbors is also under-taken by the engineers of this THE UNITED STATES TREASURY BUILDING THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. Headed by the Secre-tary of the Navy, this department provides for the navy inthe same way that the War Department provides for the controls the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis,Maryland, where young men are trained to be officers ofthe na\y. THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Headed by thePostmaster General, this department has the entire manage-ment of the United States postal service. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Headed by theAttorney General of the United States, this department gives THE EXECUTION OF NATIONAL LAWS 197 advice on questions of the law to the President and theother executive officers of the nation. When the UnitedStates government sues or is sued in the courts, the nationalgovernment is represented by the Attorney General or byone of the United States district attorneys, who are under his<:ontrol. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Headed by theSecretary of the Interior,
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