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  1. 2. A word used for stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
  2. 4. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
  3. 6. A king or queen of a country.
  4. 7. A group of all ministers. They make decisions about the Government's priorities and polices, the legislation that will be presented to the Parliament, and how to collect and spend money.
  5. 11. Members of both Senate and the House of Commons.
  6. 15. The person in charge of a meeting and directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting.
  7. 18. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  8. 20. The periods into which a parliament is divided.
  9. 21. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  10. 22. Another name for question period
  11. 27. A group of Senators, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  12. 28. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  13. 29. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
  14. 30. In Canada, Queen Elizabeth II is this.
  15. 31. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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  1. 1. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  2. 3. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms this.
  3. 4. A Senator or a Member of House of Commons.
  4. 5. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  5. 8. A person of a Member of Parliament or a Senator who is chosen by the Prime Minister, and appointed by the Governor General.
  6. 9. A daily period of time in the Senate and the House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues.
  7. 10. A way to choose a representative in an election.
  8. 12. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  9. 13. A person who speaks for you.
  10. 14. Bill that are passed by Parliament
  11. 16. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
  12. 17. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  13. 19. A discussion in which the argument for against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  14. 23. Another name for the House of Commons.
  15. 24. Another name for the Senate.
  16. 25. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 senators.
  17. 26. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.