21.1 living in a democracy

Question 1

Representative Democracy

Answer 1

A political system based on citizens voting to elect representatives to become members of parliament

Question 2

elections

Answer 2

Processes where people are able to choose their representatives and members of parliament. Held regularly, as if elected representatives do not make laws that reflect the views and values of the majority of the people they may not be re-elected

Question 3

Candidates

Answer 3

Members of political parties who are nominated to run for office in an election, once in parliament they make decisions and laws on behalf of the Australian people.

Question 4

Parliament

Answer 4

consists of all members who are elected to both houses of parliament, and the governor general, that makes laws in a country, often with a lower house to draft laws and an upper house to review the proposed law

Question 5

Government

Answer 5

The party (or coalition) that has a majority of seats in the lower house
The government of the day has permission to act and make law on behalf of the Australian people

Question 6

liberal democracy

Answer 6

a form of government in which sovereignty is vested in the citizens, aim to protect a range of basic human rights and values that improve the well-being of individuals, eg. right to vote, freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, etc