Saturday, March 5, 2022

This Week at Interior March 4, 2022

 

US Dept. of the Interior: This Week at Interior March 4, 2022

This Week: 
  • President Biden outlines the challenges and opportunities facing the nation in his first State of the Union Address; 
  • Secretary Haaland shares a photo at the State of the Union that captures the diversity of the President's Cabinet; 
  • the Secretary travels to Connecticut to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in Tribal communities; 
  • the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore lease sale makes history in the New York Bight;
  • Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland completes a four-day visit to New Mexico and Arizona; 
  • a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey predicts sea levels along U.S. coastlines could rise as much as a foot over the next 30 years; 
  • the National Park Service announces its prediction for the return of Washington D.C.'s world-famous cherry blossoms; 
  • this week we mark not one, not two but three notable anniversaries; 
  • and we take you to Assateague Island for our social media Picture of the Week! 
POP QUIZ
  • USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government.
  • USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  • USCIS 100:15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  • USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?
  • USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
  • USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
  • USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
  • USCIS 100:35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
  • USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
  • USCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?
  • USCIS 100:38. What is the highest court in the United States?
  • USCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
  • USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
  • USCIS 100:93. Name one state that borders Mexico
  • USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?*

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