Government #2

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