Government

2. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
5. a person appointed by the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
8. the council that manages business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
11. another name for the House of Commons.
13. a large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
14. all political parties and independent members who do not belong to the governing party.
17. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal parliament.
19. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
20. one of two large rooms in the Center Block of the Parliament Building.

1. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.
3. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both selected to study a specific subject or bill.
4. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
6. the political party that forms the government because more of it members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
7. another name for question period.
9. bills that are passed by Parliament.
10. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
12. a king or a queen of a country.
15. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, M.P, and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
16. the specific geographic area in Canada that a M.P. represents in the house of Commons.
18. a university student who works for the Senate or the house of Commons by carrying messages or documents to the Chamber during sittings.