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Across 4. the basic unit of a statute 5. - refers to specific subject areas over which the federal parliament and the provincial legislators have been assigned authority 6. the primary form of legislation 10. form of subordinate legislation passed by a person or body to expand on or fill out a statute’s legislative scheme 11. the draft version of a proposed new statute 14. the legislative arrangement whereby a central authority grants power to regional authorities that are subordinate to the central authority 16. notes in the margin beside a section briefly summarizing its contents 17. representative assembly charged under a constitution with making laws for a particular region or state 18. a bills formal presentation to the legislator before it becomes a statute 19. notes immediately above a section briefly summarizing its contents 20. a bill dealing with a matter of public policy

Down 1. legislator with one house involved with the passage of legislation 2. legislator with two houses involved in the passage of legislation 3. form of subordinate legislation passed by municipalities 7. a special government order bringing a statute into force 8. formal approval bill by the Queens representative 9. the formal closing of a legislative session 12. written laws made by legislative assemblies 13. a bill dealing with a private matter that relates, for example, to a particular individual, corporation, or charity 15. an introductory sentence or two at the beginning statute that succinctly states the statue’s key philosophical aspect of purpose