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