Government 4

1. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
3. The steps by which bills are approved by Parliament and become laws.
5. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
7. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member or Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
8. The council that manages the business of a municipality (village, town, or city) that is led by a mayor.
10. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
11. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each each.
13. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
14. Bills that are passed by Parliament
16. The highest court in Canada. It has nine justices who are appointed by the Prime Minister.
18. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
19. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
22. The person in charge of a meeting. This person directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting.
23. A discussion in which the arguments for and agains a subject are presented according to specific rules.
25. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
27. Another name for the House of Commons.
28. The political party that forms the Government because more of it's members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.

1. This person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
2. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
4. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament.
6. A person who speaks for you.
7. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political part.
9. An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons.
12. The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
15. The periods into which a Parliament is divided.
17. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
20. Another name for the Senate.
21. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
24. A king or queen of a country.
26. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 senators.