Democracy - 30

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Across
  1. 1. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  2. 2. the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. A Senator represents the region of Canada.
  3. 4. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  4. 5. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  5. 6. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  6. 7. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  7. 8. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  8. 9. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the House of Commons
  9. 11. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a MP
  10. 12. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  11. 14. the bringing to an end of a Parliament
  12. 17. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  13. 19. a person who speaks for you
  14. 21. the governent’s plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  15. 22. a formally constituted political group, typically operating on a national basis, that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government.
  16. 23. the process of choosing a representative by vote
  17. 25. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  18. 26. a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.
Down
  1. 1. one of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  2. 3. bills that are passed by Parliament
  3. 5. the set of rules that a country like canada follows to work as a nation
  4. 10. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  5. 12. the Cabinet is a group of all Ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the Senate).
  6. 13. another word for constituency or electoral district
  7. 15. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  8. 16. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  9. 18. of two chambers or rooms. Canada’s Parliament is made up of two separate Chambers. They are the Senate and the House of Commons
  10. 20. a proposal for a law to be considered by parliament
  11. 24. 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.
  12. 25. the person in charge of a meeting