Government and Parliament Flashcards
1
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Bylaw
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Laws that only apply to a local area
2
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Central Government
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The Government of the entire country
3
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Civics
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The study of the rights and duties people have from living in a society
4
Q
Colonisation
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The action of settling with and taking control of indigenous people of an area
5
Q
Electorate
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Area represented by one member of Parliament
6
Q
Electorate vote
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The vote you can cast to elect your local electorate as Member of Parliament
7
Q
General election
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Elections that occur once every three years to elect Members of Parliament
8
Q
Government
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A group of authority that regulates the policies, actions and affairs of a country or state.
9
Q
3 branches of power
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Executive, Legislature, Judiciary
