| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TAXER | The federal government, come April |
| NATIONAL | Maintained by the federal government |
| NATIONAL | Run by the federal government |
| UNCLESAM | Symbol of the federal government |
| HOMELANDDEFENSE | Important role for the federal government |
| BELTWAYBANDIT | Private consultant to the federal government, in slang |
| READINGRAILROAD | Business broken up by the federal government in 1893 |
| ELECTRICCOMPANY | The federal government, inefficiently and needlessly, is the nation's largest |
| WASHINGTONWEAK | Program on which pundits deride the power of the federal government? |
| IDAHO | Over three-fifths of its land is owned by the federal government |
