Civics

Question 1

What are the four main principles of democracy?

Answer 1

Belief in the individual
Belief in reason and progress
Belief in a consensual society
Belief in shared power

Question 2

What type of democracy is Australia?

Answer 2

Representative democracy

Question 3

What are Australias core defining values?

Answer 3

Freedom of election and being elected
Freedom of assembly and political participation
Freedom of speech, expression and religious beliefs

Question 4

How often are elections held?

Answer 4

Every 3 years

Question 5

How many people are voted into the House of Representatives?

Answer 5

150

Question 6

How many senators are elected?

Answer 6

40 (half of 72 and 4 are represented for the territories)

Question 7

How old do you have to be to vote?

Answer 7

18 or older

Question 8

What percentage of votes does the candidate have to get to be elected?

Answer 8

50% +1

Question 9

What are the two options of proportional representation?

Answer 9

Voters can either place a 1 new to their preferred party or candidate or they can number each candidate in order of preference.

Question 10

In what house is proportional representation used in?

Answer 10

It is used in the senate.

Question 11

In the state, what percentage of votes do you need in order to gain a seat?

Answer 11

14.3% of the votes

Question 12

In a territory what percentage of votes do you need in order to gain a seat in government?

Answer 12

33.3%

Question 13

What happens in the House of Representatives in a by-election?

Answer 13

A sitting member resigns or dies, their seat is then available to anyone.

Question 14

What happens in the senate in a by-election?

Answer 14

If a senator dies or resigns, they are replaced by a member from the same party.

Question 15

What happens if an Australian citizen doesn’t vote?

Answer 15

They are punished by a fine

Question 16

What are some of our rights as Australian citizens?

Answer 16

Allow us to participate in Australian politics without being persecuted.

Question 17

What are some advantages and disadvantages of the Australian democracy?

Answer 17

Advantage: it is important for everyone to have a vote n order to have a fair representation of the publics opinion.
Disadvantage: It is unfair because some people don’t have an informed opinion on Australian politics so they vote with out sufficient information.

Question 18

What are some other ways to get involved with Australian politics if you may be underage to vote?

Answer 18

You can join a lobby group, post a comment on social media about politics.

Question 19

Who were the first group to believed to draw up law codes?

Answer 19

Mesopotamia

Question 20

Who was said to have written the oldest set of laws?

Answer 20

The Code of Hammurabi, king of Babylon from 1792-1759BC

Question 21

How did Hammurabi make sure everybody saw his laws?

Answer 21

He carved them in stone and then put them up around the city.

Question 22

Where’s the word Parliament come from?

Answer 22

Come from the French word ‘Parlement’ meaning to speak

Question 23

What type of government is our government?

Answer 23

Westminster government because we use the same government as Westminster in England

Question 24

Our government is divided into 2 houses, what is that called?

Answer 24

Bicameral

Question 25

Where do most bills start?

Answer 25

The House of Representatives

Question 26

What happens in the first reading?

Answer 26

A minister reads out the bill and then members vote on the bill

Question 27

What happens a few day after the firs reading?

Answer 27

The minister comes back and does the second reading, the bill is then open to the public

Question 28

What do government officials do before coming into the third reading?

Answer 28

They consult with the public, then the third reading and the final vote

Question 29

What happens if the bill is approved by the first house?

Answer 29

It goes to the second house where the same process occurs.

Question 30

What is the last step before a bill can become a law?

Answer 30

The Governor General has to sign the bill

Question 31

What is civil law sometimes called and why?

Answer 31

Private law because it involves disputes between individuals rather than the whole community.

Question 32

Wha are the three types of civil law?

Answer 32

Contract
The law of Tory
Family

Question 33

Why is contract law necessary?

Answer 33

It is necessary to protect people who make agreements.

Question 34

What does family matter concern?

Answer 34

It concerns the matters of birth, death, marriage, divorce, wills and care of children.

Question 35

Where does the word Tory come from?

Answer 35

The French word, wrong

Question 36

What does the law of Tort deal with and what are the main types of actions?

Answer 36

Deals with people who do something wrong, the main types of actions covered are negligence, nuisance, defamation and trespass.

Question 37

What is criminal law?

Answer 37

It is a situation when a person has done something that is seen as a threat to the community. It involves a dispute between the accused person and the state or government.

Question 38

Who is the accused person taken to court by in criminal law?

Answer 38

The government

Question 39

What are the four main types of criminal law

Answer 39

Laws that protect property
Laws that protect people
Laws that protect a society as a whole
Laws that protect nation and legal system.

Question 40

What is customary law?

Answer 40

A ,aw that has developed over a long period of time. It outlines punishments for breaking rules

Question 41

When becoming an Australian, you are asked to sign Statement of Australian values, what are some of these values?

Answer 41

Equality, dignity for all and fair play

Question 42

Australia is a pluralist society, what does this mean?

Answer 42

They value all people regardless of race, gender, religion or sexuality.

Question 43

What is dual-citizenship?

Answer 43

When migrating to another country, keep citizenship of both countries.