Government

Question 1

What are the 3 levels of government?

Answer 1

Federal
State
Local

Question 2

What is federal in charge of

Answer 2

Defense, currency, trade, post

Question 3

What is coalition made of?

Answer 3

2 parties that form an alliance, eg:

Liberal and national

Question 4

The three parts of federal parliament are

Answer 4

The governor general/the crown- represents the queen
The senate- 76seats
PM, house of reps, 150 seats

Question 5

The Three parts of state parliament are

Answer 5

The Governor General/ crown, represents the queen
Legislative council- 40 seats
Legislative assembly- 88seats

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of state government?

Answer 6

Hospitals
Roads
Education
Transport

Question 7

What is the local gov?

Answer 7

Shires, boroughs, municipalities,
Electorates are split Into wards or divisions
Mayor is the leader of the council
Make bylaws

Question 8

Local gov responsibilities?

Answer 8

Health centers
Rubbish collections
Parks and gardens
Sports and recreational reserves

Question 9

In Australia we are a..

Answer 9

Representative democracy

Question 10

Wat is a democracy

Answer 10

A system if government by the people in which representatives are elected
The citizens/members or a state or nation have a say in what laws and decisions are passed by government

Question 11

What is federation? and when and why did it happen?

Answer 11

It was the joining of all the colonies in Australia to make a nation, happened on the 1st of January 1901
Happened because colonies were concerned with foreign affairs, immigration, defence, trade, commerce, industrial relations

Question 12

What’s a referendum?and what do they require

Answer 12

A vote of the Australian people on measures proposed or passed by the Australian parliament.
There are many types of referendums that can be held, most common is a constitutional referendum
Referendums require a double majority= majority of voters + majority of states

Question 13

You have to vote or in other words it’s……

Answer 13

Compulsory

Question 14

What are the for things you require to be able to vote?

Answer 14

Be an aus citizen
Be of sound mind
Not in prison for more then 3 months
People over 18

Question 15

What is preferential voting???

Answer 15

Preferential voting is used to elect members into the house of reps

Question 16

How is preferential voting done?

Answer 16

List in order your preferences

Votes are reallocated until candidate has a majority > more then 50% of votes

Question 17

What is an electorate

Answer 17

A geographical area representing a % of voters eg:

80-90K in federal elections

Question 18

What does constitution mean?

Answer 18

A set of fundamental laws that govern a nation

Question 19

What does monarchy mean?

Answer 19

That the head of state is the queen

Question 20

Constitutional monarchy means

Answer 20

That Australian gov has their set of fundamental laws that they follow but the queen can override these laws as she is head of state

Question 21

3 functions or gov

Answer 21

Judiciary- power to make judgements on law
Executive- administers the rules
Parliament - power to make and change the law

Question 22

What are front benches?

Answer 22

Ministers who have been allocated a portfolio eg ministers for foreign affairs. Opposition front benches are called shadow ministers

Question 23

What are back benches?

Answer 23

Members of parliament who are not ministers or shadow ministers

Question 24

Members of the cabinet areeee

Answer 24

Senior minsters

Question 25

What is government?

Answer 25

A system of political rule and administration over a society