Civics Crossword

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  1. 5. What Canada's whole constitution is called
  2. 9. The power to enforce or carry out laws.
  3. 10. The level of government responsible for education and health care.
  4. 13. The level of government responsible for snow ploughing and street lights.
  5. 14. Represents the monarch in Canada.
  6. 16. Group of advisors to the Prime Minister who manage specific departments.
  7. 17. Type of government that has more than half of the seats in the House of Commons
  8. 19. The time put aside for Opposition parties to question the government
  9. 21. A government voted for by the people.
  10. 22. A proposal for a law -- a law that hasn’t been passed yet.
  11. 24. The system in which the candidate who has more votes than any other single candidate wins the election
  12. 25. The leader of the nation, head of the federal government, and leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons.
  13. 26. The power to make laws.
  14. 27. The leader of a province, and the leader of the party with the most seats in the Provincial Parliament or Legislature.
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  1. 1. The "Upper House" in Canada's Parliament
  2. 2. The level of government responsible for international affairs and defense.
  3. 3. An area that has its own member of Parliament.
  4. 4. The power to interpret laws, determine guilt and innocence, and punish lawbreakers.
  5. 6. Person chosen in elections to represent the citizens in a riding in the House of Commons.
  6. 7. The study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
  7. 8. Officially calls elections, signs bills into law, and opens Parliament.
  8. 11. The leader of the party with the second-largest number of seats in the House of Commons
  9. 12. Group of people with similar views on public issues who work to elect their candidates.
  10. 13. Type of government that has fewer than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
  11. 15. The process of voting to choose government representatives
  12. 18. Most important group in the legislative branch of the federal government
  13. 20. A government in which power is held by a single person or small group.
  14. 23. Number of readings a bill goes through in House of Commons.