Government

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Across
  1. 3. one of two large rooms in the centre block of the Parliament Buildings
  2. 7. bills that are passed by Parliament
  3. 8. the process of choosing a representative by vote
  4. 11. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  5. 14. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  6. 16. formed by the political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
  7. 18. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  8. 19. a member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  9. 20. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party that meet up regularly
  10. 21. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  11. 23. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  12. 24. the set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation
  13. 25. of two chambers or rooms; for example the Senate and the House of Commons
  14. 27. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report
Down
  1. 1. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  2. 2. a group of all Ministers who make decisions about governmental issues
  3. 3. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  4. 4. to change or improve something; a law or an act of Parliament
  5. 5. a person who speaks for you
  6. 6. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  7. 9. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  8. 10. the person that directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of commons committee meeting
  9. 12. the bringing to an end of a Parliament
  10. 13. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  11. 14. the specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  12. 15. a king or queen of a country
  13. 17. another word for constituency or electoral district
  14. 18. the city where a country's legislature carries out its business
  15. 22. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life
  16. 26. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General