civics and citz test

Question 1

define democracy

Answer 1

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

Question 2

define representative democracy

Answer 2

it is a system where citizens of a country vote for government representatives to handle legislation and the country on their behalf

Question 3

define Westminster system

Answer 3

the parliamentary system of Great Britain where parliament consists of two houses and the crown. this is the Parliamentary system used In Australia

Question 4

define rights and responsibilities of Australians

Answer 4

Entailments and duties as citizens

Question 5

define self determination

Answer 5

a process by which a country determines its own state head and forms its own government

Question 6

define separation of powers

Answer 6

A Parliamentary Principle that ensures no single group or body within our parliamentary system has the power to make implement, apply or interpret the law

Question 7

define apartheid

Answer 7

a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

Question 8

what are the levels of government

Answer 8

local, state, federal

Question 9

who is the head of state and what does she fo

Answer 9

the head of state is the queen and she appoints the Governor General

Question 10

define federal system

Answer 10

for the purposes of governing and law making, the nation has one central parliament that has the power to make laws

Question 11

define parliament

Answer 11

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

Question 12

define common wealth

Answer 12

an independent country or community especially a democratic republic

Question 13

define liberal democracy

Answer 13

form of government that is a representative democracy.

Question 14

define responsible government

Answer 14

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

Question 15

define royal assent

Answer 15

written approval by the queens representative on behalf of the queen for a bill to become law given after both houses of parliament have passed the bill

Question 16

define safeguard

Answer 16

a measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something bad happening

Question 17

define disenfranchised

Answer 17

do not have the right to vote

Question 18

who is the current Governor General

Answer 18

David hurely

Question 19

who is the current prime minister

Answer 19

Scott Morrison

Question 20

who is the prime minister who apologised in 1992

Answer 20

Paul keatings

Question 21

indigenous organisation established in 1972

Answer 21

aboriginal tent embassy

Question 22

Prime minister who abolished TISC

Answer 22

mr howard

Question 23

a person with a right to dissolve the government

Answer 23

the governor general

Question 24

prime minister who established the immigration restriction act in 1901

Answer 24

Alfred Deakin

Question 25

How Australia’s system of government differs to Indonesias system and outline the main elements of both:

Answer 25

Indonesia’s system of government is referred to as a republic,
Indonesia has three levels of government: the national, provincial and district (or city) levels and elections are held once every five years, on the same day.
The Indonesian national parliament, which is responsible for making laws that apply to the whole country, is called the People’s Consultative Assembly.
It is similar to australis commonwealth parliament it consist of 2 houses:
The Lower house (house of representatives) and the the upper house, the regional representatives council.

Question 26

How the underlying principles of government uphold the federal system of democracy in Australia?

Answer 26

the principles of government are:
Governments must protect the rights and freedoms of individuals
Governments must make laws that reflect the views and values of people.
Governments must be accountable to the people
There must be a separation of powers

Question 27

How the Australian government is help accountable by the people and the system

Answer 27

the government being accountable to the people means that the government must be able to justify their actions and decisions to voters In Australia, one way that governments are held to account is through the process of parliamentary question time, where all members of parliament are given the opportunity to question the government on its policies and actions