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- 3. a formal event that follow rules or traditions.
- 4. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament.
- 9. a person who speaks for you.
- 11. a king or queen of a country
- 12. a university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
- 14. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
- 16. composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 20. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
- 22. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons Chamber who does not belong to a political party.
- 23. one of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament where the Senators meet to discuss business.
- 25. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
- 26. the last stage before a bill becomes a law.
- 29. a meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
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- 1. a large, heavy, silver and gold-covered staff that is symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
- 2. to choose a representative in an election.
- 3. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- 5. the member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is repsonsible for keeping other party members informed about the Chamber's business.
- 6. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons
- 7. 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.
- 8. bills that are passed by Parliament
- 10. the daily official record of debates in the senate and the house of Commons in English and French.
- 13. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
- 15. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
- 17. another name for the house of Commons.
- 18. one of the buildings(block) where the House of Commons and the Senate are in.
- 19. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
- 21. type of government that manages the business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
- 24. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
- 27. to change or improve something for example a law or an Act or Parliament
- 28. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consderation.
