Vocab 2

1. a king or queen of a country.
3. a group made up of all senators and members of parliament from the same political party.
4. the person in charge of a meeting.
5. one of two large rooms in the centre block of the parliament buildings.
6. the periods into which a parliament is divided.
8. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
10. a senator or member of the house of commons.
12. all political parties and independent members who do not belong to the governing party.
13. a special title given to senators and cabinet ministers for life, and to the speaker of the house of commons as long as he or she is the speaker.
14. the governments plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
15. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
17. 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.
18. a person appointed to the upper house of parliament by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.
20. another word for constituency or electoral district.

2. a person who speaks for you.
3. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
7. a formal event that follows rules or traditions.
9. 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.
11. bills that are passed by parliament.
16. a meeting of the senate or of the house of commons within a session.
19. a proposal for a law to be considered by parliament.