Government #3

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Across
  1. 4. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  2. 7. A person who speaks for you
  3. 10. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  4. 11. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons, or a committee for consideration
  5. 12. A king or queen of a country
  6. 14. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada
  7. 18. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something
  8. 19. The Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business and making sure they are present in the Chamber
  9. 20. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  10. 21. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
  11. 22. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  12. 23. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
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  1. 1. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
  2. 2. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
  3. 3. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  4. 4. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  5. 5. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  6. 6. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  7. 8. To choose a representative in an election
  8. 9. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law
  9. 13. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
  10. 15. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  11. 16. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  12. 17. Another word for constituency or electoral district
  13. 20. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting