Government #4

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Across
  1. 3. To choose a representative in an election
  2. 5. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  3. 7. A group made up of all Senators and Member's of Parliament from the same political party
  4. 10. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  5. 12. The person in charge of a meeting
  6. 14. Another word for constituency or electoral district
  7. 15. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
  8. 16. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  9. 17. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  10. 21. A person who speaks for you
  11. 23. A group of all Ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the Senate)
  12. 24. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  13. 25. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  14. 26. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  15. 27. Of two chambers, or rooms
Down
  1. 1. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  2. 2. 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, especially when a vote is expected
  3. 4. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  4. 6. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  5. 8. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  6. 9. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  7. 11. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
  8. 13. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  9. 16. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  10. 18. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  11. 19. To change or improve something
  12. 20. 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
  13. 22. One of two large rooms in the Centre block of the Parliament Buildings
  14. 25. A king or queen of a country
  15. 28. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in a Parliament before it is passed to become a law