Government

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Across
  1. 1. Is a group of all Ministers, from House of Commons and Senate, who make decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
  2. 3. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create an federal Parliament
  3. 4. The government's plan for how much it will collect and spend money each year
  4. 5. A daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
  5. 9. A king or queen of a country
  6. 12. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  7. 13. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  8. 14. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  9. 17. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  10. 19. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
  11. 20. Of two chambers, or rooms
  12. 24. To choose a representative in an election
  13. 26. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he of she is the Speaker
  14. 27. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons, or a committee for consideration
  15. 28. The The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
Down
  1. 1. A person living in an area in Canada represented by an MP
  2. 2. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  3. 3. The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senate and to Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures
  4. 6. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
  5. 7. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
  6. 8. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  7. 10. A group of Senators, MPs, or both, selected to study a specific subject of bill and write a report about it
  8. 11. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  9. 15. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  10. 16. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  11. 18. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  12. 21. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  13. 22. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power ans authority of Parliament
  14. 23. Another name for the House of Commons
  15. 25. The Upper House of Parliament