Ch. 2 - Vic Parliament

Question 0

Legislative Assembly

Answer 0

Lower house.
Represents interests of majority of people.
Members elected (every 4 years).

Question 1

Structure of Vic Parliament

Answer 1

Govenor.
Legislative assembly - 88 members.
Legislative council - 40 members.

Question 2

Role of Legislative Assembly

Answer 2

DETERMINE GOVT: the party in coalition with majority in lower house forms Govt.
REPRESENTATIVE GOVT: elected to represent areas - interests of majority of voters.
RESPONSIBLE GOVT: opportunity to present petitions, raise issues with minsters during Q. time.
SCRUTINISE: legislation debated, ministers questioned during Q. time.
CONTROL SPENDING: only collect taxes or allocate spending of public money when a law is passed by parliament.

Question 3

Legislative Council

Answer 3

Upper house.
40 members, representing 8 regions.
Representing the interests of people in different areas.

Question 4

*Role of Legislative Council

Answer 4

REVIEW: amend/reject proposed laws.
REPRESENTATIVE GOVT: safeguard interest of people in all areas of Vic. Equal representation of all areas in the State.
RESPONSIBLE GOVT:
SCRUTINISE: supervise administrative laws, protects the rights of the citizen.

Question 5

Representative Government

Answer 5

Represents views of the majority of people.
Elected members of parliament.
Bicameral structure: lower house represents views of the majority of people. Upper house provides equal representation for each state/region.

Question 6

Responsible Government

Answer 6

Government answerable to parliament & therefore the people.
Ministers must answer to parliament for their actions and departments.