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- 4. The periods in which a Parliament is divided.
- 5. A university student who works for the Senate or House of Commons.
- 6. A king or queen of a country.
- 7. A person who speaks for you.
- 9. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
- 12. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the
- 13. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
- 14. Each of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories that has a legislature that makes laws for the people living in that province or territory.
- 15. Is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 19. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
- 22. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
- 23. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
- 24. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
Down
- 1. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
- 2. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons.
- 3. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- 5. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
- 8. A proposal by a Member for either the Senator or the House of Commons to do something.
- 10. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
- 11. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators.
- 16. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
- 17. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
- 18. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
- 20. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
- 21. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.