Government 3

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  1. 2. The person who is responsible for the maintenance and security of the building used by the staff and Members of the House of Commons, including the Chamber. He or she also carries the Mace when the Speaker enters and leaves the Commons Chamber.
  2. 3. The political party that usually has the second-largest number of MPs elected to the House of Commons. Both the House and Senate have one.
  3. 4. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  4. 5. The steps by which bills are approved by Parliament and become laws.
  5. 9. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole of the country.
  6. 10. An important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
  7. 14. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons. He or she carries and delivers documents and other material to the Chamber during sittings of the Senate or House of Commons.
  8. 15. The political party that forms the Government because more of its members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
  9. 16. A speech delivered by the Monarch or the Governor General at the start of a new session of Parliament. The speech is read in the Senate Chamber and describes the Government's plans for the session.
  10. 18. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is this. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
  11. 19. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker. In Parliament, Senators and Members of Parliament use this to address or to refer to others because traditionally they are not allowed to call one another by name in the Chambers.
  12. 20. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament.
  13. 21. The periods into which a Parliament is divided. They start with a Speech from the Throne and are ended by prorogation (suspension).
  14. 23. 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. It is followed by a general election.
  15. 24. Another name for the House of Commons.
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  1. 1. The Government, made up of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, must have the support of the majority in the House of Commons to stay in power. If the Government loses that support on a question of confidence, it must resign and ask the Governor General to call an election.
  2. 6. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  3. 7. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
  4. 8. A large, heavy, silver- and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament. The Senate and the House of Commons each have one. When the Senate and the House are in session, they rest on the Clerk's Table in each Chamber.
  5. 10. 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. Also the Clerk of the Parliaments and is responsible for all legislation passed by Parliament.
  6. 11. The last stage before a bill becomes a law. The ceremony takes place in the Senate Chamber and is performed by the Governor General or the Governor General's deputy with Members of the House of Commons present. A bill can also receive this at Rideau Hall by written declaration.
  7. 12. The Minister responsible for managing the Government's business in the House, including negotiating the scheduling of business with the House of Leaders of the opposition parties.
  8. 13. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something, to order something to be done, or to express an opinion on a matter. To be considered by the Chamber, it must be seconded by another Member and voted on by all members. If adopted, it becomes an order or a resolution.
  9. 17. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. The person with the most votes is elected.
  10. 22. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.