Government

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  1. 3. a king or a queen of a country.
  2. 6. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.
  3. 9. a proposed law to be considered by Parliament.
  4. 11. the specific geographic area in Canada that a M.P. represents in the house of Commons.
  5. 12. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  6. 13. one of two large rooms in the Center Block of the Parliament Building.
  7. 16. the council that manages business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
  8. 17. a daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues.
  9. 19. the political party that forms the government because more of it members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
  10. 21. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
  11. 22. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out business.
  12. 23. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  13. 24. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
  14. 25. another name for question period.
  15. 29. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, M.P, and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  16. 30. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both selected to study a specific subject or bill.
Down
  1. 1. the person in charge of a meeting.
  2. 2. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal parliament.
  3. 4. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  4. 5. a person appointed by the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
  5. 7. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  6. 8. to change or improve something such as a law or Act of Parliament.
  7. 10. another name for the House of Commons.
  8. 14. a large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
  9. 15. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  10. 18. all political parties and independent members who do not belong to the governing party.
  11. 20. someone who speaks for you.
  12. 26. another word for constituency or electoral district.
  13. 27. bills that are passed by Parliament.
  14. 28. a university student who works for the Senate or the house of Commons by carrying messages or documents to the Chamber during sittings.