Canadian Government
Across
- 1. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
- 3. a small group of mpps from all political parties meet to discuss bills
- 4. a proposed law
- 8. an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry
- 12. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
- 13. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
- 14. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
- 15. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the parliament
- 17. the person who advises the speaker and the mpps on the rules and procedures of parliament
- 19. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
Down
- 2. all political parties and independent mpps that do not belong to the governing party
- 5. a person who is running in an election
- 6. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
- 7. an mpp who fulfills the speakers duties when the speaker is unavailable
- 9. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
- 10. another term for the legislative assembly ontario
- 11. steps a bill must pass through to become law
- 16. one of the two law-making houses of canada's federal parliament in ottawa
- 18. the room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate
- 20. a bill that has received royal assent and become law