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3. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for like, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
5. Of two chambers, or rooms
9. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting
10. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
12. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
13. To choose a representative in an election
14. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
17. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
21. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
22. A king or queen of a country
24. A person who speaks for you
25. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
26. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
27. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
28. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French

1. A group of Senators. MPs, or both. selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
2. Bills that are passed by Parliament
4. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
6. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
7. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
8. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
10. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
11. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
15. The process of choosing a representative by vote
16. The person in charge of a meeting
17. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
18. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence, by proclamation
19. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
20. A group of all Ministers (House of Commons, Senate)
23. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
29. To change or improve something
30. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules