Canada's Government

1. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
4. One of the three parts of Parliament where MPs meet and debate.
6. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
8. To change or improve something.
11. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the PM, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
16. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
18. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
21. A rule for all Canadians, made my Senators, MPs, and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
22. A large, heavy, silver and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of the Parliament.
23. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something.
24. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.

2. Another name for the House of Commons.
3. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
5. The political party that usually has the second largest number of MPs elected to the House of Commons.
7. A group of all ministers.
9. Queen Elizabeth II is the ___.
10. A university stuf=dent who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
12. Another name for question period.
13. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
14. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
15. An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons.
17. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
19. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
20. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
24. One of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.