Crossword #4

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Across
  1. 2. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  2. 3. General A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch’s representative in Canada.
  3. 4. of the senate The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures. The Clerk is also Clerk of the Parliaments and is responsible for all legislation passed by Parliament.
  4. 6. of Commons One of three parts of Parliament, MPs meet and debate in the House of Commons Chamber.
  5. 7. Government The council that manages the business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
  6. 8. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
  7. 12. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
  8. 15. 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.
  9. 16. A group of Senators, Members of the Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  10. 18. 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.
  11. 19. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  12. 20. of State Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is our Head of State. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
  13. 21. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
Down
  1. 1. Government The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  2. 3. Party The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons.
  3. 5. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
  4. 7. Process The steps by which bills are approved by Parliament and become laws.
  5. 9. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the Government.
  6. 10. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  7. 11. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  8. 13. A person who speaks for you.
  9. 14. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
  10. 17. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  11. 18. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party. Caucuses meet regularly.
  12. 19. 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.
  13. 22. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.