Government 25 Word Crossword

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  1. 2. Canada's _______ is composed of the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons.
  2. 5. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
  3. 6. Another name for the House of Commons
  4. 7. The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senate and to Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures.
  5. 10. A person who speaks for you.
  6. 13. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  7. 14. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  8. 15. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  9. 16. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  10. 17. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
  11. 18. Groups of businesses, associations, and people with a common interest who ask MPs or Senators to speak for them and promote their interest.
  12. 19. A system in which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constitution of the country.
  13. 20. The parliament Buildings have three parts (West block, Centre block, and East block)
  14. 21. 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 of the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  15. 22. A senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
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  1. 1. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
  2. 3. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
  3. 4. A person appointed by our Monarch, on the advice of the prime Minister, to be on the Monarch's representative in Canada.
  4. 5. The Minister responsible for managing the Government's business in the House.
  5. 7. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
  6. 8. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons.
  7. 9. A daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues.
  8. 11. The periods into which a Parliament is divided.
  9. 12. Another word used for constituency or electoral district.
  10. 23. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.