Government

3. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
7. a meeting of the Senate or the House of Commons within a session
8. the Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
9. the person in charge of a meeting in a Senate or a House of Commons
10. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
13. to change or improve something; a law or an Act of Parliament
16. a king or queen of a country
22. the bringing to an end of a government
24. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
25. to place a document before the Senate, House of Commons or a commitee for consideration
26. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
27. another word for constituency or electoral district

1. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
2. a person who speaks for you
4. a large, heavy, silver and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of the Parliament
5. a set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
6. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
10. a university student who works for the Senate or House of commons
11. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law
12. a member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
14. a change that is made to a bill
15. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament, and the Governor General
17. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same party
18. the Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party members informed
19. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
20. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
21. the periods into which a Parliament is divided
23. to choose a representative in an election