Government #4
Across
- 4. a Senator of a Member of the House of Commons
- 8. to change or improve something
- 9. House another name for the House of Commons
- 13. a king or queen of a country
- 15. the government' plan for how it will collect and spend money
- 16. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons
- 18. an important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms
- 23. the Parliament building has three parts
- 25. the periods into which a Parliament is divided
- 26. another name for the Senate
- 28. of two chambers or rooms.
- 30. a proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament
Down
- 1. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 2. the Speaker is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 3. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
- 5. bills that are passed by the Parliament
- 6. another word for constituency or electoral district
- 7. the political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
- 10. the Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business
- 11. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
- 12. a special title given to the Senate and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 14. a discoussion in which the arguments for and against a subject presented according to specific rules
- 17. to choose a representative in an election
- 19. a special title given to Governors General, Prime Minister and Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
- 20. the bringing to an end of a Parliamenr, either at the end of the 4 year term or the government has been defeated
- 21. questions another name for a question period
- 22. questions another name for a question period
- 24. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
- 27. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party.
- 29. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business