Government class crossword.

1. Regulates communication by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
4. The department of health, education, and welfare.
5. The department once called the department of war.
7. Awards almost 50,000 grants to more than 300,000 researchers at universities, medical schools & other research organizations.
8. Regulates the network of farm credit associations across the country.
9. Makes sure companies who sell stocks tell the truth about their business, profits and losses.
11. Develops the resources of the area in and around the Tennessee river.
12. This department conducts the legal business of the U.S. government.
15. insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
16. (Abolished 1995) Oversaw practices of railroads.
17. This department's main goal is to encourage home ownership.
18. Carries out the delivery of mail and maintains thousands of post offices around the country.
19. Created to oversee our country's first industry, agriculture
22. Provides grants for artistic endeavors and scientific research.
23. Provides assistance, information and loans to small businesses.
24. Preserves important documents and records created by the federal government.
25. Investigates threats of terrorism & alleged violations of federal criminal law.
26. Handles programs for veterans.

1. Insures the deposits people have in banks.
2. Coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government.
3. A watchdog agency that makes sure the government stays within budget guidelines and other rules.
4. Oversees about 300 different programs, two of which being Medicare & Medicaid.
6. Oversees the nation’s transportation system.
7. Issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites and other sources.
8. Establishes rules for air traffic.
10. Collects statistics on diseases and issues public health warnings about dangers to national health.
13. The highest ranking members of the U.S. military.
14. Pulled into one organization 22 agencies that had been in various cabinet departments(secret service, customs service, coast guard, Etc.).
15. Certifies the quality of food & cosmetics sold in America.
16. The department that collects taxes within the United States.
20. Brings the passenger services of most of the country’s privately owned railroads together into a unified system.
21. The national space exploration program.
24. Enforces labor relations law.
25. Leads the government’s response to national disasters.