Government

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  1. 3. a large, heavy, silver and gold-covered staff that is symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
  2. 5. another name for the house of Commons.
  3. 7. a person who speaks for you.
  4. 8. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
  5. 10. 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 an opinion on a matter.
  6. 12. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consderation.
  7. 13. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
  8. 14. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament.
  9. 16. to change or improve something for example a law or an Act or Parliament
  10. 18. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  11. 20. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  12. 21. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
  13. 22. a formal event that follow rules or traditions.
  14. 23. type of government that manages the business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
  15. 24. to choose a representative in an election.
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  1. 1. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons Chamber who does not belong to a political party.
  2. 2. one of the buildings(block) where the House of Commons and the Senate are in.
  3. 4. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  4. 6. the member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is repsonsible for keeping other party members informed about the Chamber's business.
  5. 9. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
  6. 11. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
  7. 15. composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
  8. 17. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  9. 19. a university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
  10. 22. one of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament where the Senators meet to discuss business.