Which department's agencies include FEMA, U.S. Customs, and Border Protection?

• A. Department of Justice
• B. Department of the Treasury
• C. Department of Homeland Security
• D. Department of Energy

Answer: (C)

The idea here is how the federal government organizes its major security and emergency-response functions. FEMA handles disaster response and recovery, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for protecting the borders and enforcing trade and immigration laws. Both became part of the Department of Homeland Security when that department was created after 9/11 to unify national-security and civilian protection efforts under one umbrella. Other departments focus on different functions—Justice houses agencies like the FBI and DEA; Treasury covers financial and tax-related agencies (with Customs having moved to DHS in the reorganization); Energy deals with energy policy and nuclear security. So the department that includes FEMA and CBP is Homeland Security.