Democracy

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  1. 2. The Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business
  2. 4. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  3. 7. To choose a representative in an election
  4. 8. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law
  5. 10. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  6. 11. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  7. 12. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  8. 14. A king or queen of a country
  9. 17. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  10. 19. A person with full political and civil rights in his or her country
  11. 20. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a MP
  12. 21. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  13. 24. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  14. 25. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speker
  15. 28. A group of Senators, MPs, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  16. 29. To change or improve something
  17. 31. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  18. 32. A large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  19. 33. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  20. 36. The set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation
  21. 38. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  22. 39. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General
  23. 40. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
  24. 41. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  25. 42. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do or order something to be done
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  1. 1. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  2. 3. The person in charge of a meeting
  3. 5. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  4. 6. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  5. 9. Composed of the Monarch, Senate, House of Commons
  6. 13. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
  7. 15. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  8. 16. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  9. 18. A person who speaks for another
  10. 20. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
  11. 22. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  12. 23. The Upper House of Parliament
  13. 26. Another word for constituency
  14. 27. Of two chambers, or rooms
  15. 30. The bring to an end of a Parliament
  16. 31. The specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the House of Commons
  17. 34. A group of all Ministers
  18. 35. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
  19. 37. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration