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4. a system of government where the citizens express their political views by choosing representatives to go to Parliant to make laws on their behalf.
5. a senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
8. a person who has full political and civil rights.
9. the highest court in Canada.
10. the upper house of Parliament made up of 105 seats.
11. to place a document before the Senate.
12. a person who speaks for you.
13. this person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
17. the Minister responsible for managing the Government's business in the House.
20. another name for question period
21. another word for constituency or electoral district.
23. the political party that forms the government because more or its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
25. the leader of the party in power.
26. another name for a backbencher: a Mp who does not have an official role in the House of Commons.
27. the process of choosing a representative bye vote.
29. 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.
30. a meeting of the Senate or the House of Commons within a session.

1. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
2. 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.
3. an important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
6. a university student who works for the Senate of House of Commons.
7. a step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons.
14. Queen Elizabeth the second, the Queen of Canada, is our Head or state. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
15. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
16. a daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities and important issues.
18. a speech delivered by the Monarch or the Governor General at the start of a new session of Parliament.
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.
22. the Speaker is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
24. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
28. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.