February 2/6

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Monday- No School

Tuesday- Went over forum posts and finished up presentations.

Wednesday- Finished presentations Started South America map.

Thursday- Went over South America map. Went over tomorrow's test.

Friday- 

FBI

Facts-

• In Washington D.C.
• 35,104 employees 
• 8.3 million dollars

Organization

• Part of the Department of Justice

History

• Started on July 8th 1908
• Founded by Teddy Roosevelt
• 1935 name was changed to federal bureau of investigation.

Powers

• Protect United States from terrorism.
• Protect information from other countries.
• Protect from hacking.
• Protect civil rights
  • Human trafficking
    • Making people do things and separate because of race.
• Break up gangs/ groups of people.
• Stop kidnapping, cereal killers and stuff like that.

Controversies

• Hitler Controversy
  • Believed to survive
    • Person killed was a decoy.
  • Hitler was spotted in  the Andy mountains after his death and FBI didn't pursue.
• J. Edgar Hover and Mafia
  • Was said to cover up mafia acts  to protect his family.

Secret Service

• Facts
  • 3 blocks from white house
  • Has 120 field offices throughout the United States.
  • 12 offices in other countries 
  • 1,300 uniformed offices 
  • 2,100 for special agents
  • 1,700 for support
  • Uniform division- Protect white house 
  • Special Agents- Do field work until promoted.
  • Only one agent has died while protecting the president.

• Organization
  • After the Department of Homeland Security the Secret Service was moved there.
• History
  • President Lincoln created the secret service but was not in act as he was assassinated.
  • First Chief William P. Wood.
  • Started as a counterfeiting agency.
  • Leslie Coffelt only person to die as agent. 
  • In 1984 the secret services got expanded responsibilities.
  • 2003 moved to the DHS
• Powers
  • First Created to stop counterfeiting in the U.S.
  • Now they also protect presidents of the United States and their family.
• Controversies
  • Agents went off duty and had a party.
  • Agents crashed Joe Bidens motorcade.
  • Agents accused of being with prostitutes and drinking when they were suppose to be preparing for Obama's visit.