Across
- 2. to change or improve something for example, a law or an Act for Parliament.
- 3. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
- 4. the city where country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business in Ottawa.
- 6. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of of improving it.
- 8. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
- 9. the process of choosing a representative by vote.
- 10. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
- 11. 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.
- 12. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
- 13. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
- 14. a system in which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constitution of the country.
- 18. of two chamber or rooms in Canada's Parliament: the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 19. the specific geographic area in Canada that a member of Parliament represents the House of Commons.
- 21. a group of Senators members of parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
- 23. a group of all ministers that make decisions about the government's priorities and policies.
- 24. a university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
Down
- 1. composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 4. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
- 5. the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the Government.
- 7. the bringing to an end of a parliament either at the end of its four-year term of the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence by proclamation of the Government General.
- 14. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- 15. a member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to belong to a political party.
- 16. bills that are passed by Parliament.
- 17. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party that meet regularly.
- 20. the person in charge of a meeting
- 22. a large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
