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- 3. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
- 6. A group of all Ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the Senate)
- 8. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
- 11. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
- 12. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
- 13. A proposal by a Member for either the Senate or House of Commons to do something, to order something to be done, or to express an opinion on a matter
- 16. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Parliament has the power to make laws for Canada. A Parliament is also the period of time between an election and a dissolution
- 18. Government by the people, with the belief that each individual citizen is equal to every other
- 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, especially when a vote is expected
- 21. A system of ruling a country with more than one political party
- 22. A change that is made to a bill, a motion, or a committee report with the intention of improving it
- 23. A large, heavy, silver- and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
- 24. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- 25. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons with a session
- 27. A Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
- 29. A person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. A Senator represents a region of Canada
- 31. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
- 33. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
- 34. 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
- 36. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law
- 37. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
- 39. A king or queen of a country
- 41. 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 Speaker
- 43. To place a document before the Senate, the House of commons, or a committee for consideration
- 44. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons. He or she carries messages and delivers documents and other material to the Chamber during sittings of the Senate or House of Commons
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- 1. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
- 2. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
- 4. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 5. The process of choosing a representative by vote
- 7. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
- 9. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
- 10. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 11. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament. This happened in 1867 with four present-day provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The other six provinces and three territories joined at later dates
- 14. A person who speaks for you
- 15. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting
- 17. Of two chambers, or rooms. Canada's Parliament is made up of two separate Chambers. They are the House of Commons and the Senate
- 20. To choose a representative in and election
- 26. 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. The Sergeant-at-Arms also carries the Mace when the Speaker enters and leaves the Commons Chamber
- 28. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
- 30. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
- 31. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
- 32. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
- 35. Bills that are passed by Parliament
- 38. The person in charge of a meeting. This person directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting
- 40. Another word of constituency or electoral district
- 42. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament