Government #2

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  1. 3. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
  2. 7. A king or queen of a country.
  3. 8. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the Government.
  4. 9. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
  5. 10. A person who speaks for you.
  6. 12. Of two chambers, or rooms
  7. 15. To choose a representative in an election
  8. 16. The periods into which a Parliament is divided.
  9. 17. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
  10. 19. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
  11. 20. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party.
  12. 21. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  13. 23. A group of Senators, Member of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific or bill and write a report about it.
  14. 24. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  15. 25. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
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  1. 1. A proposal for the law to be considered by Parliament
  2. 2. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.
  3. 4. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  4. 5. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
  5. 6. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
  6. 9. A senator or a Member of House of Commons.
  7. 11. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  8. 13. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  9. 14. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
  10. 18. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  11. 19. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  12. 22. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
  13. 23. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.