Constitution sections

Question 1

Section 1

Answer 1

The Parliament is made up of the King, Senate and House of Reps

Question 2

Section 5

Answer 2

Governor General can dissolve the House of Reps

Question 3

Section 7

Answer 3

Senate is composed of senators from each state elected by the people, no original state can have less than six senators, senators have terms of 6 years

Question 4

Section 24

Answer 4

House of reps contains members elected by the people, nexus clause- House of reps shall have twice as many members as the senate, at least five members shall be chosen for each original state

Question 5

Section 28

Answer 5

A member in the house of reps must have at most a term of 3 years

Question 6

Section 32

Answer 6

Governor general can cause writs (formal document with the election date) to be issued

Question 7

Section 41

Answer 7

Right to vote

Question 8

Section 51

Answer 8

Areas that parliament can make laws surrounding, right to property

Question 9

Section 52

Answer 9

Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws surrounding seat of government and public service

Question 10

Section 53

Answer 10

Money bills shall not originate in the senate, senate may not amend laws imposing taxation

Question 11

Section 57

Answer 11

Governor general can call a double dissolution if the house can’t agree to a bill even after 3 months

Question 12

Section 58

Answer 12

Governor general gives bills royal assent on behalf of the monarch

Question 13

Section 61

Answer 13

Governor General exercises the monarchs executive power

Question 14

Section 62

Answer 14

Governor general appoints members of council on advice from the cabinet

Question 15

Section 64

Answer 15

Governor general appoints officers to administer departments- constitutionally enshrined overlap

Question 16

Section 67

Answer 16

Governor general appoints and can remove all officers in the executive

Question 17

Section 68

Answer 17

Command in chief of naval and military is vested in the governor general

Question 18

Section 71

Answer 18

Judicial power is vested in the high court and other federal courts

Question 19

Section 72

Answer 19

Governor general appoints justices but cannot be removed unless there is proved misbehaviour or incapacity or they reach the age of 70, Justices pay cannot be diminished whilst they are in the job

Question 20

Section 73

Answer 20

Appeals can be heard by the court with original jurisdiction or another higher up federal court

Question 21

Section 75

Answer 21

High court has original jurisdiction
Writ of mandamus- compels something to be done

Question 22

Section 80

Answer 22

Right to trial by jury

Question 23

Section 87

Answer 23

First 10 years after the constitution was established the commonwealth had to pay 75% of revenue to the States

Question 24

Section 90

Answer 24

Parliament has exclusive powers over customs, excise and bounties

Question 25

Section 92

Answer 25

Free trade within the commonwealth (States used to be able to charge their own import tax)

Question 26

Section 96

Answer 26

Tied grants- parliament can grant money to States with particular terms and conditions

Question 27

Section 109

Answer 27

Commonwealth law prevails

Question 28

Section 114

Answer 28

States can’t make or maintain any naval or military force

Question 29

Section 115

Answer 29

States can’t coin (print) money

Question 30

Section 116

Answer 30

Right to religion

Question 31

Section 117

Answer 31

State discrimination

Question 32

Section 128

Answer 32

For changes to the constitution, a referendum must be passed with a double majority

Question 33

Section 94

Answer 33

Parliament may provide surplus revenue to the states