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