Exploring Government Terms: State Departments

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  1. 4. provides grants for artistic endeavors and for scientific research
  2. 5. conducts legal business of the US government
  3. 7. food basket for the world
  4. 9. makes sure companies which sell stocks tell the truth about their business and about their profits and losses
  5. 10. the need for unified federal oversight of the nation's transportation system
  6. 13. recognition of the commitment that the nation has to its military veterans
  7. 14. issues weather forecasts
  8. 17. safe affordable housing
  9. 19. sets standards for granting loans and makes sure that local farm credit associations operate according to government regulations
  10. 20. is overseen by the Treasury Department
  11. 22. provides assistance, information, and loans to the nation's small businesses
  12. 23. nation's central bank
  13. 24. regulates communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, satellite, cable, and the Internet
  14. 25. first three departments Congress established
  15. 26. coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government.
  16. 28. carries out the delivery of mail and maintains thousands of postal offices around the country
  17. 29. conducts elections by workers at a company when workers request it to determine whether a majority wants a union to represent them in negotiations with management regarding wages and working conditions
  18. 30. two more department Congress established
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  1. 1. oversees FHA and FNMA
  2. 2. ensures that the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines
  3. 3. the black truck that goes to your neighborhood and gives you packages. Parcel service, competes with the United States Postal Service and FedEx, or Federal Express.
  4. 6. the highest ranking members of the U.S. military
  5. 7. oversees actions in six geographic areas
  6. 8. War and Navy departments
  7. 11. develops the resources of the Tennessee River
  8. 12. pools FHA loans and sells to investors
  9. 15. a system that is in charge of releasing or protecting the oil reserves in Alaska
  10. 16. oversees FHA and FNMA
  11. 18. pg 208 Unit 7 Lesson 34
  12. 19. insures some mortgages
  13. 20. tracks down criminals on a worldwide scale
  14. 21. insures the deposits that people have in banks
  15. 24. establishes rules for air traffic
  16. 27. oversees railroads, telephone service, and was a model for several other regulatory agencies that Congress created
  17. 29. a national space exploration program