Government

3. A king or queen of a country.
6. A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
7. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
8. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
9. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session. Usually one day long, although a sitting can last for only a matter of minutes or may extend over a several days.
10. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
13. To choose a representative in an election.
14. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
16. A member of the senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.

1. Canada's _______ is composed of the Monarch. the Senate and the House of Commons.
2. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the ________.
4. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party. They meet regularly
5. A person who speaks for you
11. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. The person with the most votes is elected.
12. 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.
15. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
17. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules. Discussions in the Senate and the House of Commons are called ______.