Government

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