US Government Department Acronyms
Across
- 3. established in 1953
- 4. delivers mail
- 6. oversees the Interstate highway system
- 8. issues weather forecasts
- 10. the group that works to achieve peace in an area
- 11. created as a result of 9/11
- 13. provides safe and affordable housing
- 15. insures the deposits people have in banks
- 17. highest ranking members of the US military
- 19. oversees railroads
- 20. establishes rules for air traffic
- 21. oversees the safety of food and cosmetics in the US
- 22. provides loans to farmers
- 23. was a major step in the growth of union rights
- 25. provides funding for artistic and scientific work
- 26. provides health services to Veterans
Down
- 1. the group that collects taxes
- 2. created as a result of seperating HEW
- 4. inspects and grades food that enters the US
- 5. the head is he attorney general
- 7. provides cheaper power to poor areas of the South
- 9. headquarters is the Pentagon
- 10. funds scientists' research
- 12. created after the stock market crash of 1929
- 14. military forces are organized into 9 of these
- 16. coordinates intelligence gathering work of the gov.
- 18. assists small businesses
- 20. created in 1934 to regulate communication
- 21. also known as Freddie Mac
- 22. reacts to natural disasters
- 24. also know as Ginnie Mae