Gov 12-15 crossword

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Across
  1. 6. A government organization intended to fulfil a specific government purpose.
  2. 9. A period of time after the president has been sworn in where the approval poll shows no major changes.
  3. 12. The inclusion of benefits to a party in a bill that is already set to be passed.
  4. 13. The relationship among bureaucracies, members of the Congress, and interest groups.
  5. 14. The process to remove a president from office through the conviction of a crime.
  6. 16. A collection of members appointed by the president to perform certain tasks.
  7. 17. The state of policy before it becomes law; a proposal for a law. it must run through the Congress and the president to become a law.
  8. 18. A system that taxes out of paychecks to fund healthcare and living for people eligible to receive support.
  9. 20. This type of budget does not exist for the federal government.
  10. 21. An act that reduced the number of tax brackets, decreased the value of tax deductions, and removed low income individuals from tax rolls.
Down
  1. 1. Mike Johnson (as of 2/23/26)
  2. 2. An established set of rules provided to employees to ensure a common experience among several areas.
  3. 3. A move the president can pull to get rid of a bill by not doing anything about it for 10 business days
  4. 4. A politician running for reelection.
  5. 5. A move the president can pull to send a bill back to the Congress; if the Congress likes the bill enough, it will still be passed without the presidential approval.
  6. 7. A position or promotion provided on the basis of competence and merit.
  7. 8. the relationship between the military and defence industries; war fills the pockets of the people selling war supplies.
  8. 10. An order by the president that does not have to be approved by the Congress, however must be reported to the Congress
  9. 11. Items available to purchase by the public intended to provide the government a source of income. bonds are also promised to increase in value, hence there being an incentive to buy them.
  10. 15. A move members of the Congress can pull to get rid of bill by talking it to death; holding the floor for so long that no progress in approving the bill can be made, thus killing it.
  11. 19. This act forbids government employees from participating in partisan politics.