Chapter 6 Lesson 4

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Across
  1. 4. agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government
  2. 6. hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
  3. 8. a person appointed to a federal position by the president
  4. 10. falling into a particular category
  5. 11. rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support
Down
  1. 1. the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit
  2. 2. a business owned and operated by the federal government
  3. 3. independent agency created by Congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court
  4. 5. the function of a person or thing
  5. 7. independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government
  6. 9. a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments