Across
- 6. Money was backed by gold
- 7. Money spent minus money earned
- 9. the maximum amount the us can borrow
- 10. A federal executive agency responsible for promoting
- 12. President Nixon decided to take money off the gold standard
- 13. What many people think we should do with the debt ceiling in America
Down
- 1. failure to repay a loan
- 2. how to make sure you do not spend more money than you make
- 3. money owed
- 4. Makes silver coins
- 5. The period of time for taxing or accounting purposes
- 8. The number of times the US has hit the debt ceiling since 1960
- 11. prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States.