Government & Democracy - Passing a 'Bill'

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Across
  1. 2. a ..... is introduced to parliament and can become a law
  2. 4. the party that has the second most number of people elected to the house of representatives
  3. 7. ministers are a part of the parliament but also part of the ........
  4. 8. the party that has the most number of people elected to the house of representatives
  5. 11. government members will either be backbenchers or .......
  6. 12. this power is made up of the federal court and high court judges and makes decisions legal rulings on laws
  7. 13. ministers and shadow ministers are also known as?
  8. 14. current government federal government
  9. 15. this house of parliament is made up of 12 members from each state and 2 from each territory
  10. 17. minor parties and ....... sit in between the government and opposition
Down
  1. 1. a member in the house of representatives will represent their .......
  2. 3. the persons who signs an bill to officially make it an act of parliament (a law)
  3. 5. the leader of the government party
  4. 6. when two parties join together in order to get an absolute majority in the house of representatives
  5. 9. the person from the opposition who watches over the work of a government minister is known as the .......
  6. 10. the current federal opposition party
  7. 16. when the specifics of a bill are changed