Civics and Citizenship

Question 1

What type of government is Australia?

Answer 1

A representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy

Question 2

What is the voting age?

Answer 2

18

Question 3

Voters select who?

Answer 3

Representatives that closely represent their values and beliefs

Question 4

What are the two parts of the Federal Parliament?

Answer 4

The House of Representatives and The senate

Question 5

What is the HoR? How many members? What do they represent? How long are they elected for?

Answer 5

151 members, they represent a local government of Australia and they are elected for a term of 3 years

Question 6

How is government formed?

Answer 6

It is formed by the political party with the most members in the HoR

Question 7

What is the Senate? How many members? How long are they elected for? Some face election every _ years. How many senators in states and territories

Answer 7

76 members, elected for 6 years, some face election every 3 years. States = 12 senators. Territories = 2 senators.

Question 8

What are the 5 Australian Values?

Answer 8

Freedom, Incluson, Equality, Compassion, Responsibility

Question 9

Identity is formed through…

Answer 9

an individual’s sense of connection, belonging to a group, culture, country, religion, ethnicity, food, etc.

Question 10

How is Indigenous Identity formed?

Answer 10

Relationships and connection to family

Question 11

What is the constitution?

Answer 11

It is a set of rules, laws and regulations for the country of Australia

Question 12

How is the PM elected?

Answer 12

MP’s elect the PM.

Question 13

What is Oligarchy and Tyranny?

Answer 13

Oligarchy Ruled by a small group of individuals
Tyranny Ruled by an individual that seized power illegally

Question 14

What is democracy? Where does it come from? Word Origin?

Answer 14

Democracy is a type of government that is ruled by the people who elect officials/leaders. It comes from Athens, Greece.

Demos - People
Kratos - Power

Question 15

What is Civics?

Answer 15

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

Question 16

How does the Australian Government Work?

Answer 16

Australians vote for members of parliament to make laws on their behalf. The King is Australia’s head of state but does not have absolute power and is required to follow the Australian Constitution.

Question 17

Why is Australia Day so controversial?

Answer 17

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People see it as a day of invasion, the day of which genocide on the First Nations People began by the British rule.