Government #4

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  1. 2. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  2. 3. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. The person with the most votes is elected.
  3. 5. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the _____. In the federal government, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet decide the policies and priorities, make sure they are put into action, and also guide the ________'s legislation through the House of Commons and the Senate.
  4. 6. The specific geographic area in Canada that a member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons. (Synonym: riding or electoral district)
  5. 9. This person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
  6. 12. The process of choosing a representative by vote. In a federal ____, voters in each riding elect one representative to the House of Commons. The person who gets the most votes represents the riding.
  7. 15. A Senator appointed by the Prime Minister to lead the Government in the Senate.
  8. 16. A system in which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constitution of the country. Canada is a ___ _____. The Queen or King of Canada is our Head of State, whereas the Prime Minister is our Head of Government.
  9. 18. The council that manages the business of a municipality (village,town, or city) that is led by a mayor. Council members are elected by the people living in that area.
  10. 20. The Minister responsible for managing the Governor's business in the House, including negotiating the scheduling of business with the House Leader's of the opposition parties. (Synonym: Leader of the Government in the House of Commons)
  11. 22. The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senate and to Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures. The Clerk is also Clerk of the Parliaments and is responsible for all legislation passed by Parliament.
  12. 23. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  13. 24. The senior official in the Commons, and the main advisor to the Speaker and Members of the House of Commons regarding House rules and procedures.
  14. 27. 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 (an official announcement) of the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. It is followed by a general election.
  15. 28. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules. Discussions in theSenate and House of Commons are called _____.
  16. 29. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
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  1. 1. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.It includes the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982, but is not limited to them.
  2. 4. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
  3. 7. A large, heavy, silver- and gold-covered staff that is the symbol of the power and authority of Parliament. The Senate and the House of Commons each have a ____. When the Senate and the House are in session, the ____s rest on the Clerk's Table in each Chamber.
  4. 8. The leader of the party in the Senate that usually has the second largest number off seats. The ______ manages his or her party members' activities in the Senate and in its committees.
  5. 9. A city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa. Each province and territory also has a capital city and a legislature.
  6. 10. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party. Caucuses meet regularly.
  7. 11. A person in charge of a meeting . This person directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting.
  8. 13. The leader of the political party that usually has the second-largest number of MPs in the House of Commons.
  9. 14. One of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings. The Senate ____, or the Upper House, is where the Senators meet to discuss business. The Commons ___, also called the Lower House, is where Members of Parliament meet. Traditionally, the Senate _____ has red furniture and carpet, to signify monarchy, while the House of Commons' furniture and carpet are green, following the tradition set in Britain.
  10. 17. The Parliament Buildings have three parts (West Block, _____, and East Block). The House of Commons and the Senate Chambers are in the ____. It is recognizable by the Peace Tower with the clock.
  11. 19. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  12. 21. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada. The ____ is appointed for a term of five years. The term may be extended.
  13. 25. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament. This happened in 1867 with four present-day provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The other six provinces and three territories joined at later dates.
  14. 26. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French. ___ was a surname of a British printer who prepared reports of parliamentary debates in 19th-century England. The ___ is also called Debates of the Senate and House of Commons Debates.