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civics and citizenship Flashcards

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asylum seeker

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a person who seeks protection as a refugee and is still waiting to have his/ her application for refugee status assessed

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bicameral system

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a parliament consisting of two houses

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candidate

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a person standing for election

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citizen

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a person who is a member of a certain country or city, who is granted certain rights and privileges because of this and is expected to act responsibly

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cohesive society

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a society where citizens live together peacefully

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constitution

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A set of laws that limit the power of government

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Crown

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the Queen of England, who is the Head of State and a part of each parliament in Australia. The Governor-General at Commonwealth level and the Governor at state level represents the Queen.

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democracy

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a system of government in which the people have the power to determine how they will be ruled or managed and so elect a parliament to make and implement laws on their behalf

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democratic election

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an election where voters have to right to vote for whomever they choose

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discrimination

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treating, or proposing to treat, a person or a group of people unfavourably because of personal characteristics such as age, race, disability, physical features or political beliefs

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electorate

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a designated geographical area that is represented by an elected member in parliament

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federal system

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a system of government where, for the purposes of governing and law-making, the nation has one central parliament (with the power to make laws for the entire nation) and numerous state parliaments (each of which with the power to make laws for the residents of their state)

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Federation Day

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1 January 1901 – the day when the British Parliament passed a law called the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) to unite the separate colonies of Australia and form one nation with a federal system of government

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government

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the elected members of parliament who make decisions for a nation or state. The government is made up of the party or coalition that has won a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The lower house of federal parliament is the House of Representatives

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Governor-General

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the Queen’s Representative in Australia

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House of Representatives

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the lower house of the Commonwealth parliament

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house of review

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term often used to refer to the Senate in its role as reviewing legislation that has come from the House of Representatives

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judge

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the person who presides over the Western Australian District and Supreme Courts (General Division)

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judiciary

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the courts

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laws

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formal ‘legal rules’ that are designed to govern the way in which people behave and act so we can all live together in one peaceful and united society

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legal system

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a range of organisations or bodies that make and enforce the law including the courts, parliaments, police and prisons. Also referred to as the justice system

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liberal democracy

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a form of government that is a representative democracy. A liberal democracy seeks to protect the rights of the individual such as the right to vote in free and democratic elections

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lower house

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one of the two houses of parliament, where draft legislation bills are introduced

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national budget

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an annual outline of how much money the government expects to receive and how it plans to spend it

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opposition

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the second-largest political party, or coalition of parties, after the government party in the lower house of parliament, that works to scrutinise and oppose government policies

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parliament

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the national or state law-making body that is made up of elected representatives in both the upper and lower house with a head of state. In Australia the national parliament is referred to as the Commonwealth or federal parliament

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People’s Consultative Assembly

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the Indonesian national parliament, which is responsible for making laws that apply to the whole country.

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People’s Representative Council

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the lower house of the Indonesian national parliament (or People’s Consultative Assembly), often referred to as the House of Representatives

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policy

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a statement of principles and aims that will shape future decision-making

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Provincial Legislative Assembly

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local or state parliaments elected by the residents of specified geographical area called a province

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Regional Representatives Council

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the upper house of the Indonesian national parliament (or People’s Consultative Assembly)

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representative government

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a parliamentary principle that requires members of parliament to make laws for and on behalf of the majority of voters. If a government does not make laws that reflect the views and values of the majority they risk not being re-elected

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republic

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a system of government where the people vote to determine the Presidential government (or Head of State) rather than being governed by a hereditary monarch or Crown (e.g. a King or Queen)

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representative democracy

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a system of democratic government in which certain people are elected by the public to represent their interests in parliament

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responsible government

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a parliamentary principle that requires members of parliament to be answerable to the voters and carry out their duties in an honest manner or resign

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royal assent

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written approval by the Queen’s representative, on behalf of the Queen, for a Bill to become law given after both houses of parliament have passed the Bill

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separation of powers

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a parliamentary principle that ensures no single group or body within our parliamentary system – that is, neither the parliament, the government or the courts – has the power to make, implement, apply and interpret the law

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Senate

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the upper house of the federal parliament of Australia has 76 senators, 12 from each of the six states and two each from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory

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senators

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individuals elected to the upper house of the federal parliament (i.e. the Senate)

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upper house

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the second chamber of a two-chamber parliament. The Senate is the upper house in the federal parliament and the Legislative Council is the upper house of the Victorian state parliament

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Westminster parliamentary system

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the parliamentary system of Great Britain where parliament consists of two houses and the Crown. It is the parliamentary system used in Australia

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