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Across 3. AN AGENCY’S ABILITY TO MAKE PROCEDURES THAT AFFECT HOW PROGRAMS OPERATE, AND TO FORCE STATES AND CORPORATIONS TO OBEY THESE PROCEDURES AS IF THEY WERE LAWS 4. PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE BUREAUCRACY MAKES RULES THAT HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW, TO CARRY OUT THE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS 5. DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT CARRY OUT THE LAWS OF THE NATION 9. POWER TO DECIDE HOW A LAW IS IMPLEMENTED AND TO DECIDE WHAT CONGRESS MEANT WHEN IT PASSED A LAW 10. AN ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP OF NONELECTED OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING POLICIES CREATED BY THE OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT 13. THE BUREAUCRACY’S ROLE IN PUTTING INTO ACTION THE LAWS CONGRESS HAS PASSED 14. OVERSEE THE PROCESS AND PREVENTION OF REQUIRING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. 16. EFFORTS BY CONGRESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES, BUREAUS, AND CABINET DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THEIR OFFICIALS, ARE ACTING LEGALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONGRESSIONAL GOALS 18. FILING ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AS A REWARD FOR SUPPORT, RATHER THAN SOLELY ON MERIT 19. CONGRESSIONAL ACT THAT CREATED THE FIRST US CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO DRAW UP AND ENFORCE RULES ON HIRING, PROMOTION, AND TENURE OF OFFICE WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE 20. HOLDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, DECISIONS, AND USE OF RESOURCES

Down 1. PASSED IN 1978, IT ALTERED BUREAUCRAT DISMISSAL, LIMITED VETERANS DUE TO GENDER IMBALANCE, PLACED UPPER-LEVEL APPOINTMENTS IN PRESIDENT’S HANDS 2. RUNS THE MERIT SYSTEM AND COORDINATES THE FEDERAL APPLICATION PROCESS FOR JOBS AND HIRING 6. WHEN THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY SETTLES DISPUTES BETWEEN PARTIES THAT ARISE OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL LAWS OR DETERMINES WHICH INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS ARE COVERED UNDER A REGULATION OR PROGRAM 7. CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING WHETHER AN ORGANIZATION IS ADHERING TO FEDERAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING INTERNAL POLICIES AND SPECIFIC INDUSTRY STANDARDS 8. THE MERIT-BASED BUREAUCRACY, EXCLUDING THE ARMED FORCES AND THE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS 11. INTEREST GROUPS THAT DO NOT USUALLY WORK TOGETHER DECIDE TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST A POLICY THEY WILL ALL BE BENEFITED OR HARMED BY 12. HIRING AND PROMOTION BASED ON COMPETITIVE TESTING RESULTS, EDUCATION, AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS RATHER THAN POLITICS AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS 15. COORDINATED AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREAUCRACY, CONGRESS, AND INTEREST GROUPS TO ACHIEVE SHARED POLICY 17. AN OFFICIAL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY