Government

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