It would be the "B. The Secret Service" that does not operate under the Department of the Treasury, sine the primary goal of the Secret Service is to protect the President.
Semantics is the study of word meanings.
It is one part of linguistics, other being syntax: the study of sentence structure, phonology and phonetics: the study of sounds, morphology: the study of word structures and pragmatics: the study of actual use of language.
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The Emancipation Proclamation changed the meaning and purpose of the Civil War. The war was no longer just about preserving the Union it was also about freeing the slaves. Foreign powers such as Britain and France lost their enthusiasm for supporting the Confederacy.
