Government

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Across
  1. 2. a change that is made to a bill with the intention of improving it
  2. 3. bills that are passed by Parliament
  3. 4. the person in charge of a meeting
  4. 6. a group or Senators, MPs or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill
  5. 8. the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons forms this
  6. 9. the city where a country's legislature is located
  7. 10. a group of all Ministers and makes decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
  8. 11. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  9. 12. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the House of Commons
  10. 15. a meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
  11. 16. a king or queen of a country
  12. 18. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  13. 19. a large silver and gold-covered staff that represents the power and authority of Parliament
  14. 21. the Upper House of Parliament
  15. 24. to change or improve something
  16. 25. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  17. 26. a person who has full political and civil rights
  18. 27. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  19. 28. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented
Down
  1. 1. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  2. 4. a persona living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  3. 5. to choose a representative in an election
  4. 7. the process of choosing a representative by vote
  5. 12. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  6. 13. one of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  7. 14. (verb) to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
  8. 17. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  9. 20. another word for constituency or electoral district
  10. 22. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  11. 23. (noun) the MP of Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business