Presidential Potatoes
Attorney General
Secretary of Homeland Security
Represent the United States in legal matters. There is one for each state.
Supervise/Direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Secretaries of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Health & Human Resources
Housing & Urban Development
Department of State
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Secretary: Robert Wilkie
More than 9 million veterans are served by this department every year.
Provides benefits, health care, and cemetery services to military veterans.
Is responsible for Aviation security, border security, cyber security, etc.
3rd largest department in the U.S. Government with 229,000 employees and 22 components
Secretary: Sonny Perdue
The USDA is made up of 29 agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees and more than 4,500 locations
This department provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, etc.
Secretary: Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
Promotes job creation and economic growth by ensuring fair and reciprocal trade
Department of Defense
Secretary: Christopher C. Miller
This branch includes organizing at least 1.3 million service members and making decisions about where they are deployed
Provides military forces needed to deter war and keep America safe
Secretary: Alex Wolf
HHS employs over 80,000 in the nation and worldwide.
This department protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services for those who are unable.
Secretary: David Bernhardt
Has +65,000 employees throughout the entirety of the department
This department uses sounds science to manage and sustain America's nature and resources
Secretary: Benjamin Carson
This dept. is responsible for national policy and programs that work with housing needs.
Consists of over 8,000 workers and has a budget of at least $32.6 billion.
Secretary: Eugene Scalia
Consists of over 17,450 employees and a budget of $12.1 billion
This department works with welfare, people looking for jobs, and retirees.
Secretary: Mike Pompeo
Has a budget of over $52 billion with hundreds of thousands of employees
Secretary: Elaine L. Chao
DOT employs over 55,000 people throughout America
This department ensures safety within traveling in the nation, which improves quality of life for Americans everywhere.
Department of Education
It consists of about 4,500 employees and has a $68 billion budget
This department establishes policies, administrates, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.
Department of Energy
This branch consists of over 14,000 federal employees and 83 field locations
This department is responsible for the nation's nuclear weapons, nuclear production, and energy conservation
Department of Treasury
Secretary: Steven T. Mnuchin
This department employs approximately 87,300 people and has an annual budget of $20 billion
Operates and maintains systems that relate to the nation's finances.
This department employs approximately 46,600 employees in the 50 states
Secretary: Elizabeth Prince DeVos
Secretary: Dan Brouillette
Secretary: Jeffrey Rosen
Secretary: Chad Wolf
This photo represents that the Homeland Security branch works with borders and the security of transportation
This photo shows how potatoes represent Idaho. Everyone knows potatoes represent Idaho. Much like this, Attorney Generals represent the state.
This photo is an army of potatoes. I chose this photo because it is almost as strong as the U.S army
This photo represents how there are many different agencies in the Agriculture department, as well as there are different kinds of potatoes
This photo represents that through potato farming, many jobs are created. The potatoes have to be harvested, processed, cleaned, shipped, bagged, etc.
I chose this picture to associate with the Department of Defense because the potatoes are all lined up and ready to defend their field, much like how our troops are always ready to defend our country.
This photo shows a school lunch that consists of mashed potatoes. Potatoes even tie into our education system!
I decided on this photo because it shows many different brands of potatoes. Different brands and companies deal with finances and the economy differently.
This is a photo of a potato combine. To create this machine, it took energy and effort. The government has an individual branch for this energy.
The HHS employs people worldwide. Potatoes feed people worldwide. Much like how the potato famine occurred in Ireland
This is a picture of natural grown potatoes. This branch of government works hard to keep America's nature healthy and clean, so we can have go potatoes.
Placed here is a photo of a potato shaped like a house. I thought this pertained to this department because they both relate to housing and potatoes.
This department advises the President and leads the nation in foreign policy issues.
This is a photo of a produce section at a grocery store where potatoes are for sale. Potatoes are covered by welfare, which pertains to this dept.
This is a photo of tator-tots. This is a metaphor that relates to school lunches. Typically, tator-tots are served with a main course. The department of state is like the president's helper, much like how tator-tots are helpers.
Simply enough, this is a photo of a giant potato being transported on a semi truck. Although this is only one way of transportation in America, there are many others.