Government

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Across
  1. 2. The Canadian document that protects rights and freedoms
  2. 4. Branch that carries out laws
  3. 7. Branch of government that interprets laws
  4. 8. The right to vote
  5. 10. A system with a king or queen as head of state
  6. 12. A society that values diversity
  7. 17. The head of the federal government in Canada
  8. 19. An elected Member of Parliament (abbrev.)
  9. 20. A system where power is shared between national and regional governments
  10. 22. The head of a provincial government
  11. 23. When a party wins more than half the seats
  12. 25. A geographic area represented by an elected official
  13. 27. When two or more parties join together to govern
  14. 28. The written rules that organize a country’s government
  15. 31. Legal freedoms protected by law
  16. 32. Being responsible to the public for decisions
  17. 33. A vote to choose political representatives
Down
  1. 1. A direct vote by citizens on a specific issue
  2. 3. A system of government where citizens vote to choose leaders
  3. 5. The upper house of Canada’s Parliament
  4. 6. An elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (abbrev.)
  5. 9. The paper or digital form used to vote
  6. 10. When a party has fewer than half the seats but still governs
  7. 11. The elected lower house of Parliament
  8. 13. A rule made and enforced by government
  9. 14. A group of senior ministers who advise the prime minister
  10. 15. Canada’s law-making body
  11. 16. Civil liberties such as speech and religion
  12. 18. A proposed law
  13. 21. A plan or course of action by government
  14. 24. A legal member of a country
  15. 26. The monarch’s representative in Canada
  16. 29. Parties that challenge the government
  17. 30. Branch that creates laws