Across
- 4. TWO CHAMBERS, OR ROOMS. CANADA'S PARLIAMENT IS MADE UP OF TWO SEPARATE CHAMBERS, THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- 8. CITY WHERE A COUNTRY'S LEGISLATURE IS LOCATED AND THE GOVERNMENT CARRIES OUT ITS BUSINESS
- 9. a discussion in which the argument for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 11. 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
- 13. a senator or a Member of the house of Commons
- 15. the political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
- 16. an appointed Member of every party the manages its business in the House of commons
- 17. A FORMAL EVENT THAT FOLLOWS RULES OR TRADITIONS
- 18. another word for constituency or electoral district
Down
- 1. a person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 2. the bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated by proclamation
- 3. A PERSON, NORMALLY A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OR A SENATOR WHO IS CHOSEN BY PRIME MINISTER AND APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL TO HELP GOVERN
- 5. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 6. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament, and the Governor General through discussion and voting
- 7. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada
- 10. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole county
- 12. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 14. another name for a backbencher: A member of parliament who does not have an official role in the House of Commons
- 16. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of commons in English and French
