Chapter 2 Australian Constitution Flashcards

1
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Bicameral

A

The parliament has two chambers

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2
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What’s are the upper and lower house names

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Senate=upper

House of representives=lower

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3
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what does the govenor general do

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Appoints ministers
Judges
Accepts or knocks backs bills
Ambaassadors 
Represents the queen
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4
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How many representatives does each state have in the senate

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12 from each

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5
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What are the two main functions of the senate

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To take a second look at laws passed throug.They also make sure that they are fair for every state.

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6
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What’s is the difference between the way in which members of the house of rep are elected and the way in which senators are elected?

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Members of the House of Representatives are elected by their electorate. The public in the area vote for a person to represent their area in parliament. Members of the senate are voted in by all people in the state. The public vote for a party who select a senator.

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7
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How often does an election happen

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Every 3 years on a saturday between 8am and 6pm

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8
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How long did it take for the 2016 election votes to be counted

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Unusually it took 8 days

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9
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After the election is won who becomes opposition

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The largest single party not in government becomes the Opposition,

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10
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What significant power does a new government have.

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They can repeal laws made by the previous government

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11
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What is a political party

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A group of people who join up because they share similiar opinions and values.

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12
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What does repeal mean

A

Knock back a law

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13
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how long does it usually take to count the election votes

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4 hours

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14
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What is the royal assent

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Something that the govenor general gives on behalf of the queen. it is an opinion on any law that makes it to the govenor general

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15
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What does the state government do for the enviroment

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They look after air and water quality, residential noise and forestry management

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16
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What does the federal government do for the enviroment

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They protect national and heritagelisted sites such as the Great Barrier Reef.

17
Q

How many states does the murray-darling basin go through

A

4 states (qld,nsw,vic,sa)

18
Q

What does the state government do to maintain water quality

A

They make sure clean safe drinking water is delivered to homes,

Rivers and other waterways are protected from pollution,

farms have access to water for crops and for stock to drink,

Sewage and storm water are disposed of without contaminating the enviroment

19
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What are the 3 levels of parliament

A

Senate-upper house
House of rep- lower house
Governor general- representing the queen

20
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What are the governor generals reserve powers

A

He/she can summon,open and dissolve parliament

21
Q

Which state of australia is unicameral

A

Queensland

22
Q

Who is the leader of the nationals

A

Barnaby Joyce