Government 3

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  1. 2. bills that are passed by parliament
  2. 5. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
  3. 7. an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the HOC Chamber
  4. 9. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting. The person with the most votes is elected
  5. 10. a proposal for a new law to be considered by parliament
  6. 11. another word for constituency or electoral district
  7. 12. a group of senators, MP's, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  8. 14. another name for the HOC
  9. 16. a senator or a member of the HOC
  10. 17. the political party that forms the government because more of its members were elected to the HOC than from any other party
  11. 21. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  12. 23. another name for the senate
  13. 25. a formal event that follows rules for traditions
  14. 26. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  15. 27. the set rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation it includes the Constitution Acts of 1876 and 1982, but is not limited to them
  16. 28. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a member of parliament
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  1. 1. another name for question period
  2. 3. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  3. 4. the steps by which bills are approved by parliament and become laws
  4. 6. to place a document befor the senate, the HOC or a committee for consideration
  5. 8. the upper House of Parliament and is made up of 105 senators
  6. 10. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  7. 12. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the HOC (riding/electoral district)
  8. 13. a king or queen of a country
  9. 15. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada is this. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General
  10. 18. a person who speaks on behalf of you
  11. 19. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government. This person is normally an elected member of parliament and represents constituency
  12. 20. a member of the senate or HOC who does not belong to a political party
  13. 22. a group made up of all senators and MP's from the same political party and they meet regularly
  14. 24. one of three parts of parliament. MP's meet and debate in this chamber.