Government #2

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  1. 2. The bringing to an end of Parliament. It is followed by a general election.
  2. 3. A person who has full political and civil rights in his/her country.
  3. 4. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons. Synonyms: riding.
  4. 7. The senior official, and the main advisor to the Speaker and Members regarding House rules and procedures.
  5. 10. The minister responsible for managing the Government's business in the House.
  6. 11. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  7. 12. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  8. 13. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  9. 15. The set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation.
  10. 16. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than any other party.
  11. 17. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  12. 18. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
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  1. 1. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  2. 3. A system which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constitution of the country.
  3. 5. A person appointed by our Monarch to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
  4. 6. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament. This happened in 1867 with four present day provinces: ONT, QUE, NB, and NS.
  5. 8. The senior official, and the main advisor to the Speaker, and to those regarding the rules and procedures. The Clerk is also the Clerk of Parliaments and is responsible for all legislation passed by Parliament.
  6. 9. In Canada, the Queen is our Head of State. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
  7. 14. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  8. 16. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons.