Across
- 1. one of two large rooms in the centre block of the parliament buildings.
- 3. another word for constituency or electoral district.
- 4. a large, heavy, silver-and-gold covered stuff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
- 6. another name for the house of commons.
- 10. a university student who works for the senate of the house of commons.
- 11. the last stage before a bill becomes a law.
- 14. an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the house of commons.
- 17. a person appointed to the upper house of parliament by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.
- 19. a member of the senate or house of commons who does not belong to a political party.
- 20. a group made up of all senators and members of parliament from the same political party.
- 21. the upper house of parliament is made up of 105 of these.
- 23. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intension of improving it.
- 25. to place a document before the senate, the house of commons or a committee for consideration.
- 27. a rule for all Canadians made by senators, members of parliament and the governor general through discussion and voting.
Down
- 1. a group of all ministers
- 2. to choose a representative in an election.
- 3. a step in the passage of a bill through both the senate and the house of commons.
- 5. a proposal for a law to be considered by parliament
- 7. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French.
- 8. another name for the senate.
- 9. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passes to become law.
- 11. the last stage before a bill becomes a law.
- 12. the governments plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
- 13. the member of parliament or senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party members informed about the Chmaber's business and making sure they are present in the chamber, especially when a vote is expected.
- 15. to change or improve something
- 16. a king or queen of a country.
- 18. of two chambers, or rooms
- 22. the periods into which a parliament is divided.
- 24. a discussion in which the augments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
- 26. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
