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