Crossword #2

1. Charter of Rights and Freedoms: An important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
3. Government The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
7. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
8. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
10. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
11. of the senate The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senators regarding the Senate's rues and procedures. The Clerk is also Clerk of the Parliaments and is responsible for all legislation passed by Parliament.
12. Monarchy a system in which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constituiton of the country.
13. Block: The Parliament Buildings have three parts (West Block, Centre Block and East Block). The House of Commons and the Senate Chambers are in the Centre Block. It is recognizable by the Peace Tower with the clock.
14. A group of Senators, Members of the Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
15. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.

1. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament. This happened in 1867 with four present-day provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
2. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party. Caucuses meet regularly.
4. A discussion in which the arguements for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
5. Party The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons.
6. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
9. Minister: A person -- normally a Member of Parliament or a Senator -- who is chosen by the Prime Minister, and appointed by the Govern General, to help govern. A Minister is usually the head of a government department. The Government Leader in the Senate is also a member of the Cabinet.
10. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
12. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation. It includes the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1893, but is not limited to them.
14. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa. Each province and territory also has a capital city and a legislature.