Across
- 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. a daily period of time in the Senate and the House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
- 5. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament, and the Governor General through discussion and voting
- 6. bills that are passed by Parliament
- 8. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 9. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada
- 11. another name for a backbencher: A member of parliament who does not have an official role in the House of Commons
- 13. the political party that usually has the second largest number of MP's elected to the House of Commons. Both the House of Commons and Senate have an Official Opposition
- 17. a person living in an are in Cana represented by a member of parliament
- 18. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of commons in English and French
- 20. a proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something
- 21. the process of choosing a representative by vote. In federal election, voters in each riding elect one representative to the House of Commons
- 23. the bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is dated on a motion of non-confidence , by proclamation of the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 25. the political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
- 26. a discussion in which the argument for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 27. another name for the House of Commons
Down
- 1. a person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 2. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole county
- 7. the governments plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- 10. is a group of all ministers. It makes decisions about the governments priorities
- 12. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 14. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation. It includes the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982 but is not limited to them
- 15. a senator or a Member of the house of Commons
- 16. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
- 19. an appointed Member of every party the manages its business in the House of commons
- 22. the person in charge of a meeting. this person directs the discussion of business in a senate or a house of Commons committee meeting
- 24. another word for constituency or electoral district
- 25. the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms this word.