GOV Words

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Across
  1. 6. Government jobs filled based on qualifications rather than politics
  2. 10. The close relationship between agencies, Congress, and interest groups
  3. 11. Redrawing district maps after the census.
  4. 13. Hiring and promotion based on ability and performance
  5. 15. Spending Congress can change each year
  6. 17. The system of government agencies that carry out laws
  7. 19. The freedom agencies have in interpreting how to enforce laws
  8. 20. When the government spends more than it collects in revenue
  9. 21. An agency not part of a cabinet department
  10. 23. Rules made by agencies to implement laws
  11. 24. A legislature with two chambers
  12. 27. Drawing district lines to benefit a political party.
  13. 28. The executive office that helps the president create the federal budget
Down
  1. 1. Using the presidency to influence public opinion.
  2. 2. The president’s role as head of the military
  3. 3. The president’s right to withhold information from Congress
  4. 4. The total amount the government owes over time
  5. 5. A tactic used in the Senate to delay or block a vote by talking
  6. 7. Spending required by existing laws
  7. 8. Laws passed by Congress that authorize spending
  8. 9. The group of advisors who lead executive departments.
  9. 12. Congress’s power to monitor and investigate the executive branch.
  10. 14. The advantage current officeholders have in elections.
  11. 16. A rule issued by the president that has the force of law
  12. 18. The president’s authority to select federal officials and judges
  13. 22. The president’s power to reject legislation
  14. 25. Programs the government must fund by law
  15. 26. The vote that ends a filibuster