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  1. 4. Nicknamed Ginnie Mae, these corporations make a profit by charging fees to the investors who buy the loan packages.
  2. 5. Coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government. This involves finding out information that the government needs to maintain our security.
  3. 6. The agency makes sure that companies which sell stocks tell the truth about their business and about their profits and losses.
  4. 7. Nicknamed Fannie Mae, pools together FHA mortgage loans and sells these large packages to investors, who expect to make a profit over the long term.
  5. 11. Oversee actions in six geographic areas of the world plus the work of the specific task commands of Transportation, Special Operations, and Strategic Commands.
  6. 12. Began during the New Deal. It insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
  7. 15. After the attack of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush announced the creation of this office to coordinate the government's efforts to make the country safer from attacks in the future.
  8. 17. Congress created this department in 1953 to replace the Federal Security Agency.
  9. 18. The U.S. National Central Bureau cooperates with the International Police Organization in tracking down criminals who operate on a world-wide scale.
  10. 19. The 300 or so programs have been one of the main reasons why the federal budget and bureaucracy have grown as they have over the last twenty-five years.
  11. 22. Has occasionally created controversy because of the nature of the art that it has funded.
  12. 23. Collect statistics on diseases, formulate policies for reducing disease, and issue public health warnings about dangers to the health of the nation.
  13. 25. Insures the deposits that people have in banks.
  14. 26. The Postal Service has competition in the delivery of packages from private companies such as...
  15. 27. Congress can pass legislation requiring action on a particular issue, such as either releasing or protecting the oil reserves under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
  16. 29. The highest ranking members of the U.S. military.
  17. 30. Handled programs for veterans until 1989, when Congress established the Cabinet-level Department of Veterans' Affairs, keeping the familiar abbreviation.
  18. 32. The headquarters of the blank is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world: the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
  19. 33. Leads the federal government's response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
  20. 34. Was a New Deal program begun to develop the resources of the area in and around the Tennessee River. Is best known for providing relatively inexpensive electricity to poor rural areas of the South, but it also works to control floods and maintains recreational lakes behind its dams.
  21. 35. Formerly called the General Accounting Office, is a watchdog agency that Congress created in 1921 to ensure that the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines.
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  1. 1. Provides assistance, information, and loans to the nation's small businesses. Two examples of services that it provides are start-up loans for new businesses and recovery loans to businesses that suffer losses from natural disasters.
  2. 2. Oversees our country's manned and unmanned space programs and carries on research in the aerospace field.
  3. 3. Not only protected consumers but also sometimes protected businesses by allowing them to charge high rates.
  4. 8. Awards almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 researchers at universities, medical schools, and other research organizations.
  5. 9. Influences the nation's economy by varying the amount of money in circulation and by adjusting the interest rates that it charges commercial banks for the money the banks use to make loans.
  6. 10. Regulates communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, satellite, cable, and the Internet.
  7. 11. Is a public corporation that replaced the U.S. Post Office in 1971. It carries out the delivery of mail and maintains thousands of post offices around the country.
  8. 12. Investigates threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law.
  9. 13. It brought the passenger service of most of the country's private railroads into a unified system.
  10. 14. Nicknamed Freddie Mac
  11. 16. Collects taxes within the United States. It checks the accuracy of tax returns that American citizens send in and enforces tax laws Congress passes and tax regulations that it formulates.
  12. 20. Congress wanted the federal government to step into these areas and provide the means for people to have safe, affordable housing and for cities to have more attractive and functional downtown areas.
  13. 21. Coordinates and regulates the network of Farm Credit Associations throughout the country.
  14. 22. Conducts elections by workers at a company when the workers request it to determine whether a majority wants a union to represent them in negotiations with management regarding wages and working conditions.
  15. 24. This department conducts the legal business of the United States government. It enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court.
  16. 25. Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in America and approves new prescription drugs.
  17. 26. Began in 1862 as a non-Cabinet level agency of the federal government. It became an executive department in 1889.
  18. 28. Issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites and other sources.
  19. 31. Responding to the perceived need for unified federal oversight of the nation's transportation system.
  20. 33. Establishes rules for air traffic.