Febuary 2-6

Monday- Snow day

Tuesday- continued presentations

Basic Facts

   FBI- James Connery is leader, 8.3 Mil as budget

   SS- HQ is 3 blocks from the white house, around 120 ground officers 1300 uniformed, 2,100 special agents, 1,700 more for support, only one agent has died while protecting the president. 

Other organization

   FBI- Part of the Department of Justice

   SS- Treasury Department then moved to DOHS.

History

   FBI- Founded on July 26, 1908. First director was John Hoover

   SS-  First started to stop counter fitting created on April 15, 1865. In 1951 Congress authorized to protect the President, Vice President, families of both , and candidates.

Powers and Responsibilities

   FBI- Protect US from terrorist attack. Protect against against any foreign communications like spies. Investigate any corruption.

   SS- Their main job is protection of all presidents and the other is stopping  shopping financial crimes. 

Major Controversies

   FBI- Some people believe that Hitler got away and hid away in the Andes mountains that were guarded by the Nazi's and the FBI didn't do anything about it. Another was that Jay Edgar Hoover was talking to the Mafa so that their threat wouldn't become a act against him.

   SS- Joe Biden's motorcade involved in a series of accidents. Several agents got in trouble for having "Animal House" parties. Another was when seveal agents got fired for being prostitutes and being drunk all night.

Tuesday- Finished presentations ^Then we went over the Latin American maps 

Wednesday-

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