Across
- 4. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting
- 7. the process of choosing a representative by vote
- 10. the person in charge of a meeting
- 11. of two chambers, or rooms
- 15. a change that is made to a bill a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
- 17. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
- 18. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
- 20. the bringing to an end of a Parliament
- 21. a member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
- 22. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
- 23. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 25. the specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
- 27. the political party with the most members elected to the house of Commons usually forms the Government
- 30. a king or queen of a country
Down
- 1. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speraker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
- 2. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
- 3. a large, heavy, silver- and gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
- 5. a proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something, to order something to be done, or to express an opinion on a matter
- 6. bill that are passed by Parliament
- 8. one of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
- 9. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
- 12. to change or improve something;for example a law or an Act of Parliament
- 13. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
- 14. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
- 16. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
- 19. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
- 24. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- 26. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
- 28. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- 29. a group of all who make decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
- 31. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business