Government

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