Government 2

2. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
6. The process of choosing a representative by vote
8. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
9. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
10. Of two chambers, or rooms
12. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
14. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
15. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
16. To choose a representative in an election
17. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
20. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
21. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for like, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
24. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
25. To change or improve something
26. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
29. The person in charge of a meeting

1. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
3. 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
4. Bills that are passed by Parliament
5. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
7. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
9. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
11. A king or queen of a country
13. A person who speaks for you
14. A group of Senators. MPs, or both. selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
18. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
19. A group of all Ministers (House of Commons, Senate)
20. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
22. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
23. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
27. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
28. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting