Canada's Government

3. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
4. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
6. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
8. One of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
9. Queen Elizabeth II is the ___.
10. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
12. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
15. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
16. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
18. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party.
19. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
21. The king or queen of a country.
22. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
23. Leader An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons.

1. A large, heavy, silver and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of the Parliament.
2. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the PM, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
3. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
5. A group of all ministers.
7. A rule for all Canadians, made my Senators, MPs, and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
10. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
11. One of the three parts of Parliament where MPs meet and debate.
13. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
14. To change or improve something.
17. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
20. Another name for the House of Commons.