Secret Service in the United States
Secret Service
Introduction to Secret Service
Secret Service, law enforcement agency of the United States government, the oldest general law enforcement agency of the federal government. The agency was created in 1865 as a branch of the Department of the Treasury to suppress widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. The Homeland Security Act, passed by Congress in 2002, made the Secret Service part of the Department of Homeland Security.” (1)
Resources
Notes and References
- Information about Secret Service in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Secret Service
About U.S. Federal Departments
Federal Departments, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (including Department of Defense Purpose, Department of Defense Organization, Department of Defense Liaison of Command and Department of Defense Supporting Agencies), Department of Education, Department of Energy
(including Department of Energy Purpose, Department of Energy Organization and Department of Energy Research and Development), Department of Health and Human Services (including Department of Health and Human Services History and Department of Health and Human Services Agencies and Services), Department of Homeland Security (including Department of Homeland Security Organization and Functions, Department of Homeland Security Origins and Department of Homeland Security Supporting Agencies), Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice (including Department of Justice Functions, Department of Justice Structure and Department of Justice Associated Agencies), Department of Labor, Department of National Defence, Department of State (including Department of State Administration and Department of State Bureaus), Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the Interior (including Department of the Interior Functions and Department of the Interior Principal Agencies), Department of the Navy, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs (including the Department of Veterans Affairs Service Categories, Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Available and GI Bill of Rights) and Department of War.
Secret Service and the State Laws
Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Secret Service:
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Arkansas Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the California Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Colorado Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Connecticut Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Delaware Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Florida Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Georgia Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Hawaii Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Idaho Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Illinois Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Indiana Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Iowa Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Kansas Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Kentucky Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Louisiana Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Maine Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Maryland Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Massachusetts Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Michigan Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Minnesota Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Mississippi Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Missouri Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Montana Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Nebraska Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Nevada Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the New Hampshire Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the New Jersey Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the New Mexico Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the New York Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the North Carolina Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the North Dakota Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Ohio Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Oklahoma Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Oregon Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Pennsylvania Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Rhode Island Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the South Carolina Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the South Dakota Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Tennessee Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Texas Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Utah Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Vermont Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Virginia Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Washington Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the West Virginia Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Wisconsin Portal
- Secret Service in the Subject Index of the Wyoming Portal
Secret Service in State Statute Topics
Introduction to Secret Service (U.S.) (State statute topic)
The purpose of Secret Service is to provide a broad appreciation of the Secret Service legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Secret Service).
Resources
Further Reading
- Information about Secret Service in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
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