Across
- 3. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
- 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
- 7. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of commons in English and French
- 9. A discussion in which the argument for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 10. a king or a queen of a country
- 12. Two chambers, or rooms. Canada’s Parliament is made up of two separate chambers, the Senate and House of Commons.
- 14. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole county
- 16. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- 17. A person who speaks for you
- 18. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada
- 21. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament, and the Governor General through discussion and voting
- 22. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
- 23. Another name for the House of Commons
- 26. City where a country’s legislature is located and the Government carries out its business.
- 27. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
- 28. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
Down
- 1. The person in charge of a meeting. This person directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting
- 2. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
- 3. A person, normally a Member of Parliament or a Senator, who is chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to help govern.
- 5. Another name for a backbencher: A member of parliament who does not have an official role in the House of Commons
- 6. Another word for constituency or electoral district
- 7. An appointed Member of every party the manages its business in the House of commons
- 8. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party
- 11. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
- 13. A senator or a Member of the house of Commons
- 15. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister
- 19. 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
- 20. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
- 24. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
- 25. Another name for the Senate