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4. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
5. to place a document before the Senate.
7. the highest court in Canada.
9. a person who speaks for you.
11. the senior official in the Commons, and the main advisor to the Speaker and Members of the House of Commons regarding House rules and procedures.
13. an important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
19. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. A Senator represents a region of Canada.
20. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
22. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
23. the leader of the party in power.
24. the MP who is elected at the beginning of Parliament by fellow MPs to keep order in the House of Commons and ensure that its rules and traditions are respected.

1. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
2. another name for a backbencher: a Mp who does not have an official role in the House of Commons.
3. a system of government where the citizens express their political views by choosing representatives to go to Parliant to make laws on their behalf.
6. a daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities and important issues.
8. a person who has full political and civil rights.
10. a senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
11. this person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
12. the upper house of Parliament made up of 105 seats.
14. a step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons.
15. another word for constituency or electoral district.
16. a speech delivered by the Monarch or the Governor General at the start of a new session of Parliament.
17. another name for question period
18. a meeting of the Senate or the House of Commons within a session.
21. the Speaker is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
25. a university student who works for the Senate of House of Commons.