Across
- 2. One of the chambers where bills are discussed
- 3. Reading The final approval stage before a vote
- 6. Discussion on the merits of a bill
- 8. Assent Final approval given by the head of state
- 11. The process of a bill becoming law
- 12. The initial written version of a bill
- 14. The upper house in a bicameral system
- 15. A proposed law presented to Parliament
- 17. A change or addition to a bill
- 21. A formal suggestion for a new law
- 23. in Detail The process of reviewing a bill clause by clause
- 25. A group that reviews and amends bills
Down
- 1. The branch of government that makes laws
- 4. The body where laws are debated and passed
- 5. The representative who gives royal assent
- 7. Reading The initial introduction of a bill in Parliament
- 9. The collective body of enacted laws
- 10. The official announcement that a law is in effect
- 13. A formal decision on whether a bill progresses
- 16. Stage When a bill is examined in a smaller group setting
- 18. The agreement needed for a bill to advance
- 19. A written law enacted by the legislature
- 20. Formal agreement to make a bill law
- 22. A bill that has passed all stages and become law
- 24. Reading The stage where the bill's purpose is debated