Unit 7 Acronyms
Across
- 2. replaced federal security agency
- 3. nicknamed fannie mae, federal mortgage association
- 6. also known as freddie mac
- 7. pentagon department of protection
- 9. coordinates and regulates the network of farm credit associations
- 13. highest ranking members of the military
- 14. provides grants for artistic endeavors and for scientific research
- 15. organizes our national space exploration program
- 18. military groups that oversee actions in six geographic areas
- 20. oversees 22 agencies that help to make our nation safe from attacks
- 22. collects statistics on diseases and formulates policies for reducing disease
- 24. provides assistance, information, and loans to small businesses
- 26. program created to develop the resources of the area in and around the Tennessee River
- 28. department that oversees medicare and Medicaid
- 29. administration that issues weather forecasts
Down
- 1. leads the federal government's response to natural disasters
- 3. regulates communication by radio, tv, telephone, and internet
- 4. backs up the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
- 5. department that ensures safe, affordable housing for all people
- 6. establishes federal rules for air traffic
- 8. conducts legal business of the US government
- 10. coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government
- 11. federal agency that inspects and grades food
- 12. cousin to freddie and fannie, known as ginnie mae
- 16. agency that makes sure that companies which sell stocks tell the truth about their profits/losses
- 17. bears the risk of bank failures
- 18. public corporation that delivers mail and maintains post offices
- 19. originally formed to oversee railroads, ended in 1995
- 21. a watchdog agency to ensure that the activities of the federal offices stay within the law and budget
- 23. oversees the nation's transportation system
- 25. collective defense among countries
- 27. insures some mortgages that private makes make to homeowners, type of loan easier to obtain