Canadian Democracy Vocabulary Crossword

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