The Department That Is Responsible for Paying All the Bills

question 56

Multiple Choice

The department that is responsible for paying all the bills of the federal government, collecting federal taxes, and printing money is the ________________________.

• A) Department of Treasury
• B) Department of State
• C) Department of Commerce
• D) Department of the Interior
• E) the Federal Reserve

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Definitions:

Spinning Jenny

An early multi-spindle spinning frame invented in 1764, which significantly increased the amount of yarn produced and contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

Manifest Destiny

A 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan was a journalist and editor who coined the term "Manifest Destiny" to promote the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.

Divinely Appointed Mission

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