Canadian Democracy Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 3. Large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
- 9. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to a governing party
- 10. A university student who works for the Senate of the House of Commons
- 11. Proposal for a law to be considered at Parliament
- 12. A person who speaks for you
- 14. Group of all Ministers, mostly from the House of Commons and a few from the Senate
- 16. Person who had full political and civil rights in his or her country
- 18. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons. They make the decisions of the Government's priorities and policies
- 20. A large room in which the Senate meet to discuss business
Down
- 1. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General
- 2. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
- 4. Another word for constituency or electoral district
- 5. The upper house of parliament, made up of senators
- 6. Bills that are passed by Parliament
- 7. Discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 8. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form a the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament (hint: Happened in 1867)
- 13. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
- 15. Group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
- 17. A king or queen of a country
- 19. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting