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