Government

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Across
  1. 5. The Upper House of Parliament is made up 105 Senators
  2. 7. The highest court in Canada
  3. 11. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  4. 12. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or the committee for consideration
  5. 13. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  6. 14. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  7. 15. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
  8. 17. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  9. 18. An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons
  10. 19. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  11. 20. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
Down
  1. 1. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  2. 2. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  3. 3. Another name for the Senate
  4. 4. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  5. 6. A daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
  6. 8. The political party that usually has the second largest number of MPs elected to the House of Common
  7. 9. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  8. 10. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons and he or she carries messages and delivers documents to the Chamber during sittings
  9. 16. The process of choosing a representative by vote