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