Government

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Across
  1. 3. Another name for the House of Commons
  2. 5. A group of all Ministers
  3. 9. The highest court in Canada
  4. 14. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  5. 16. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  6. 17. A king or queen of a country
  7. 18. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  8. 19. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or the committee for consideration
  9. 20. The person in charge of meeting and directs the discussion of business
  10. 21. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become law
  11. 22. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  12. 24. An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons
  13. 28. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  14. 30. To choose a representative in an election
Down
  1. 1. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  2. 2. Another name for the Senate
  3. 4. The last stage before a bill becomes a law
  4. 6. A person who speaks for you
  5. 7. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  6. 8. 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
  7. 10. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
  8. 11. The specific geographic are in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  9. 12. The bringing to an end of a Parliament
  10. 13. To change or improve something for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  11. 15. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  12. 23. A proposal by a Member to do something, to order something to be done, or to express an opinion on a matter
  13. 25. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  14. 26. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  15. 27. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  16. 29. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year