Across
- 1. Provides grants for artistic endeavors
- 2. Has the power to oversee the activities of banks and insures the deposits that people have in them.
- 5. Conducts the legal business of the United States government
- 7. Issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites
- 8. Oversees the infrastructure of roads, bridges, rail lines, airports, and ports
- 10. Services that it provides are start-up loans for new businesses and recovery loans to businesses that suffer losses from natural disasters
- 11. Investigates threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law
- 12. Oversees actions in six geographic areas of the world plus the work of the specific task commands of Transportation, Special Operations, and Strategic Commands
- 15. Carries out the delivery of mail and maintains thousands of post offices around the country
- 17. The works of this department that affect the most people are Medicare and Medicaid
- 18. Leads the federal government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods
- 20. A watchdog agency that ensures that the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines
Down
- 1. It investigates and attempts to settle charges of unfair labor practices by employers
- 3. Protects our country and our vital interests from attack and to provide a military response when enemies do attack
- 4. Establishes rules for air traffic
- 6. The highest ranking members of the U.S. military
- 8. Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public
- 9. A New Deal program best known for providing relatively inexpensive electricity to poor rural areas of the South
- 11. Sets standards for granting loans and makes sure that local farm credit associations operate according to the government
- 12. Grades foods that U.S. farmers produce and that importers bring into the country
- 13. Involves finding out information that the government needs to maintain our security
- 14. Competition to the Postal Service in the delivery of packages
- 16. Ensures that financial security dealers sell stocks and bonds in an open and honest manner
- 17. Replaced the Federal Security Agency and after Education became a separate executive branch split into the Department of Health and Human Services.
- 18. It grants licenses for radio and television stations, makes sure that cable and satellite rates are reasonable, and sets standards for broadcast decency
- 19. Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics in America and approves new prescription drugs