Government
Across
- 2. a king or queen of a country
- 5. a member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
- 9. the specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
- 12. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- 13. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
- 14. another word for constituency or electoral district
- 15. a person who speaks for you
- 18. the bringing to an end of a Parliament
- 20. formed by the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
- 22. the person that directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of commons committee meeting
- 24. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
- 26. the city where a country's legislature carries out its business
- 29. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report
- 30. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
Down
- 1. a group of all Ministers who make decisions about governmental issues
- 3. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 4. the set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation
- 6. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
- 7. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
- 8. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
- 10. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party that meet up regularly
- 11. one of two large rooms in the centre block of the Parliament Buildings
- 16. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 17. of two chambers or rooms; for example the Senate and the House of Commons
- 19. bills that are passed by Parliament
- 21. the process of choosing a representative by vote
- 23. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
- 25. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
- 27. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General
- 28. to change or improve something; a law or an act of Parliament