Government #4

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  1. 2. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  2. 4. A rule for all Canadians made by senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  3. 5. One of two large rooms in the centre block of the Parliament buildings.
  4. 7. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.
  5. 8. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the House of Commons
  6. 10. the process of choosing a representative by vote.
  7. 12. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada is our head of state.
  8. 14. A member of the Senate or the House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  9. 15. A person living in an area in Canada represented my a MP.
  10. 16. a person who is chosen by the prime minister and appointed governor general to help govern.
  11. 17. A king or queen of a country.
  12. 18. the bringing to an end of a Parliament.
  13. 21. A special title given to senators and cabinet ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as she or he is Speaker.
  14. 23. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
  15. 24. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  16. 25. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
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  1. 1. An appointed Member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons.
  2. 2. a group of all ministers, most from the house of commons and at least one from the senate.
  3. 3. to change or improve something.
  4. 5. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
  5. 6. the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms this.
  6. 9. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  7. 11. A group made up of all senators and MPs from the same political party.
  8. 13. The set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation.
  9. 15. A group of senators, MPs or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report on it.
  10. 19. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
  11. 20. The person in charge of a meeting.
  12. 21. The daily official record of debates in the senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
  13. 22. a proposal for s law to be considered by parliament.
  14. 26. To pick on person from a group of several people by voting.