US Govt Unit 4

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Across
  1. 1. Land, labor, and capital; the three groups of resources that are used to make all goods and services.
  2. 5. International organization that regulates international trade.
  3. 6. A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  4. 7. The elected leader of a state's government.
  5. 9. A tax on the value of a property.
  6. 12. A tax on a sale of merchandise or services.
  7. 15. A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
  8. 18. A procedure whereby all students in a state take the same test under the same conditions.
  9. 20. A tax on the production, sale, or consumption of goods produced within a country.
  10. 21. Public schools run by private entities to give parents greater control over their children's education.
  11. 22. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
  12. 23. A city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs.
Down
  1. 2. Government-subsidized vouchers that can be used for private school tuition.
  2. 3. A person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city.
  3. 4. Tax paid to the state, federal, and local governments based on income earned over the past year.
  4. 8. An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
  5. 10. A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.
  6. 11. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
  7. 13. A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment.
  8. 14. An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
  9. 16. A way of raising money for a government in which tickets are sold and a few of the tickets are chosen by chance to win prizes.
  10. 17. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
  11. 19. A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate.
  12. 20. A tax on the estate, or total value of the money and property, of a person who has died.