Description

Deals with the revenue of the U.S. government
This department was originally called the Department of War
The highest ranking members of the US military
All U.S. military forces are organized into nine ________
This department is headed by the U.S. Attorney General
Investigates threats of terrorism,foreign intrigue against the U.S., and alleged violations of Federal criminal law
Wildlife refuge in Alaska
This department was formed to oversee the operation of our country's first industry
This department was divided in 1979 to become the Departments of Heath and Human Services and the Department of Education
This administration is best known for weather forecasting and disseminating weather data
A major part of this program is to encourage homeownership
This program was begun in the New Deal and is now overseen by HUD
This program pools together FHA mortgage loans and sells them to investors
Nicknamed Freddie Mac
Nicknamed Ginnie Mae
One agency within this department oversees the development of mass transit systems
A transportation agency many people are familiar with
The 300 or so programs under this program have been one of the main reasons why the Federal budget has grown as it has over the last 25 years
Agency within the Department of Health and Human Services
Probably the best-known _____ program is the system of health care facilities across the country. These services are provided for little or no cost.
This department analyzes intelligence regarding potential terrorist attacks and issues a threat advisory that indicates the likelihood of such an attack
This agency used to be an independent agency until it was organized under the DHS
This is a watchdog agency created in 1921 to insure that the activities of Federal government offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines
The first independent agency that Congress created and came into existence in 1887
This program insures the deposits that people have in banks
This program was created in 1934 following the Stock Market crash of 1929
This administration provides assistance, information, and loans to the nation's small businesses
This system provides loans to farmers who want to expand their operations or who need short term loans until they sell their crops
Was created in 1935 by the National Labor Relations Act, and the board's mission is to enforce provisions of that law
This administration was created in 1958 to organize and encourage the country's exploration in the cosmos
This agency coordinates the intelligence-gathering work for the government
Provides grants for artistic endeavors.
A New Deal program designed to develop the resources of the area in and around the Tennessee River
A public corporation that replaced the Post Office in 1971
A private company the U.S. Postal Service has to compete with

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Visual Arts

Crossword

Unit 4 Review

Crossword

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

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We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.