Canadian Democracy Vocabulary Crossword

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