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  1. 2. A group of Ministers. Cabinets makes decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
  2. 8. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
  3. 9. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
  4. 10. A person who is normally a MP or a Senator who is chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to help govern. Usually the head of a government department.
  5. 13. Groups of businesses associations and people with a common interest who ask MPs or Senators to speak for them and promote their interests.
  6. 16. The person in charge of a meeting
  7. 18. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law
  8. 20. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
  9. 22. 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. 25. Of two chambers or rooms. Canada's Parliament is made up of two separate chambers. They are the Senate and the House of Commons.
  11. 26. to place a document before the Senate, the house of Commons or a committee for consideration
  12. 28. 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.
  13. 30. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons. He or she carries messages and delivers documents and other material to the Chamber during sittings of the Senate or House of Commons
  14. 33. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  15. 34. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  16. 35. Another name for question period
  17. 37. A large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
  18. 38. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
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  1. 1. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something, to order something to be done, or to express and opinion on a matter.
  2. 2. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  3. 3. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  4. 4. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  5. 5. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  6. 6. A group of Senators or MP selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  7. 7. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
  8. 11. The periods into which a Parliament is divided. Sessions start with a Speech from the Throne and are ended by prorogation (suspension)
  9. 12. A person who speaks for you
  10. 14. Another word for constituency or electoral district
  11. 15. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. A Senator represents a region of Canada
  12. 17. To change or improve something; for example, a law
  13. 19. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada. she is represented in Canada by the Governor General
  14. 21. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  15. 23. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government. The Prime Minister is normally an elected MP and represents a constituency
  16. 24. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  17. 27. Another name for the house of commons
  18. 29. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  19. 31. A king or queen of a country
  20. 32. An appointed member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons.
  21. 36. A rule for all Canadians made by senators, MPs and the Governor general through discussion and voting