Which of the following Cabinet departments was established before the others listed?
a. Department of Agriculture
b. Department of Education
c. Department of the Treasury
d. Department of the Interior

Respuesta :

The dep. of Treasury (most likely), it has existed since Washington's presidency.

Answer:

Option C, Department of the Treasury.

Explanation:

The Department of the Treasury is an official division and the treasury of the central government of the United States . Set up by an Act of Congress in the year 1789 to oversee the revenue of the government, the Treasury issues all paper currency and mints all currencies available for use by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint, individually.  It collects all bureaucratic assessments through the Internal Revenue Service; licenses and manages banks and frugality establishments; oversees U.S. government obligation instruments; and prompts the administrative and official branches on issues of monetary policy.