Government 2

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Across
  1. 3. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  2. 7. A person who speaks for you
  3. 8. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  4. 11. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
  5. 12. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  6. 14. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  7. 17. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  8. 19. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for like, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
  9. 21. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
  10. 23. The person in charge of a meeting
  11. 24. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  12. 25. A group of Senators. MPs, or both. selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  13. 28. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  14. 29. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  15. 30. To choose a representative in an election
Down
  1. 1. To change or improve something
  2. 2. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  3. 3. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  4. 4. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  5. 5. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence, by proclamation
  6. 6. Of two chambers, or rooms
  7. 9. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  8. 10. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  9. 13. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
  10. 15. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  11. 16. A king or queen of a country
  12. 18. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  13. 20. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  14. 22. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  15. 25. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  16. 26. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  17. 27. A group of all Ministers (House of Commons, Senate)