Unit 7-Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. began in 1862 as a non-Cabinet level agency of the federal government.
  2. 5. nicknamed Freddie Mac.
  3. 6. nicknamed Fannie Mae.
  4. 8. insures the deposits that people have in banks.
  5. 11. ten percent of their budget goes to research cunducted by its ow nearly 6,000 scientists.
  6. 12. once an independent agency until pulled into the Department of Homeland Security.
  7. 14. began during the New Deal, insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
  8. 17. provides services to veterans and sometimes to their dependents at little or no cost.
  9. 18. they collect our taxes in our state.
  10. 19. a public corperation that replaced the U.S. Post Office in 19971
  11. 23. created in 1947, cordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government.
  12. 24. oversee actions in six geographical areas of the world, Africa, Central, European, Northern Pacific, and Southern.
  13. 25. regulates communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, satellite, cable, and the internet.
  14. 26. provides urban areas with safe, affordable housing.
  15. 29. develops the reasources in and around the Tennessee River.
  16. 30. certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in America and approves new Prescription drugs.
  17. 32. nicknamed Ginnie Mae.
Down
  1. 1. they are the highest-ranking members of the U.S. military.
  2. 3. it enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court.
  3. 4. analyzes intelligence regarding potential terrorist attacts.
  4. 7. allong with the National Science Foundation, provides grants for artistic endevors and for scientific research, respectively.
  5. 9. the first indapendent agency that congress created.
  6. 10. accounts for about one-fourth of federal spending.
  7. 12. establishes rules for air traffic.
  8. 13. lies in Alaska and protects national wildlife.
  9. 15. was created in 1953 by Congress.
  10. 16. 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.
  11. 20. makes sure cupanies that sell stocks tell the truth about their business and about their profits and losses.
  12. 21. provides assistance, information, and loans to the nation's small businesses.
  13. 22. coordinates and regulates the network of Farm Credit Associations throught the country.
  14. 25. they investigate threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law.
  15. 27. oversees the national transportation system.
  16. 28. is a watchdog agency created by congress in 1921 to ensure the activities of federal offices and personell stay within the law and budget guidelines.
  17. 31. the headquarters ar in the most recognizable building in the world: the Pentagon.
  18. 33. issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites and other sources.