social studies 9 democracy

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Across
  1. 2. government the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
  2. 4. the person in charge of a meeting
  3. 6. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  4. 7. the specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons. (synonym: riding or electoral district)
  5. 10. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  6. 13. the agreement by provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  7. 14. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  8. 15. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  9. 17. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  10. 18. the political party eight the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the Government
  11. 19. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  12. 21. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  13. 22. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  14. 24. bills that are passed by Parliament
  15. 25. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  16. 26. to change or improve something; foe example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  17. 27. the daily official record of the debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
Down
  1. 1. the process of choosing a representative by vote
  2. 3. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  3. 5. A group of ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the senate)
  4. 7. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  5. 8. the Parliament Buildings have three parts. It is recognizable by the Peace Tower with the clock
  6. 9. party the political party that forms the Government because more of its Members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
  7. 11. on of two large rooms in the centre block of the parliament buildings
  8. 12. a person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada
  9. 16. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  10. 20. a special title given to Senators or Cabinet Minister for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he pr she is the Speaker
  11. 21. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  12. 23. of two chambers, or rooms. Canada''s Parliament is made up of two separate Chambers. They are the Senate and the House of Commons