Government 2

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