Across
- 4. Oversees the defense of the country; headquarters is the Pentagon
- 6. Provides Medicare and Medicaid; takes up about a quarter of the government's annual spending
- 8. Ensures that American workers are treated fairly and stay safe
- 10. Manages the federal government's legal business
- 11. Supervises means of travel in the U.S.
- 13. Makes coins
- 14. Provides energy throughout the country; tries to find renewable energy sources
- 15. Looks over foods from American farmers; handles issues related to farming
- 19. Very popular as of 2016; people give the workers of this administration a portion of their income and recieve benefits when they retire, which are proportionate to what they gave
- 22. This department provides financial assistance to veterans and sometimes their dependents
Down
- 1. Promotes business and economic growth in the U.S.; collects and publishes data, especially about the country's economic state
- 2. Provides more than 250 programs; does research on matters of education, promotes the president's objectives regarding education
- 3. Handles undeveloped U.S. land (such as national parks) and natural resources
- 5. Manages the U.S. economy
- 7. Encourages people to buy homes; aids renters; gives grants to people who will use it to improve a downtown area
- 9. The head of the Department of Justice
- 11. Established soon after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, this department strives for security against terrorist attacks and creates response plans if such attacks were to happen
- 12. In charge of relationships between U.S. and foreign nations, promotes global peace using U.S. influence
- 16. These are the highest-ranked officers in America's military
- 17. Is not a recipient of federal funding; insures bank deposits
- 18. Gets mail delivered, upkeeps thousands of U.S. post offices
- 20. Prohibited by law to spy on U.S. citizens (within the U.S), this agency is the coordinator of the government's collecting of intelligence
- 21. Supervises space programs, does research in the field of aerospace
