What is the purpose of the Department of State?

a. to monitor the interactions between states in the union

b. to review applications for statehood in the United States

c. to serve the President as an advising body on issues of foreign state relations

d. to promote the general welfare of the people in the United States

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21 February, 08:15

What is the purpose of the Department of State?

a. to monitor the interactions between states in the union

b. to review applications for statehood in the United States

c. to serve the President as an advising body on issues of foreign state relations

d. to promote the general welfare of the people in the United States

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Valentina Gilmore · Answer 1

The main purpose of the Department of State (also known as the State Department) is " c. to serve the President as an advising body on issues of foreign state relations," since this would be impossible for the President to do by himself.