In the timeline describing the creation of executive branch departments and selected agencies, independent commissions, and corporations, which of these was founded earliest?
A) the Department of War
B) the Department of Justice
C) the Department of Commerce
D) the Department of Homeland Security
E) the Civil Rights Commission

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The Department of War was founded in 1789, making it the earliest among the choices listed. The Department of Justice was founded in 1870, the Department of Commerce in 1903, the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, and the Civil Rights Commission in 1957.

In the Timeline Describing the Creation of Executive Branch Departments