Social Studies 9 Democracy

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Across
  1. 1. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  2. 3. the bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence by proclaimation(an official announcement) of the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
  3. 4. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  4. 5. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  5. 6. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  6. 7. the specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons. (synonym: riding or electoral district)
  7. 9. the person in charge of a meeting
  8. 10. on of two large rooms in the centre block of the parliament buildings
  9. 11. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
Down
  1. 1. the agreement by provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  2. 2. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  3. 4. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  4. 6. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  5. 7. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  6. 8. A group of ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the senate)